 A batsman can be out lbw even if the ball did not hit his leg : for example , a batsman struck on the head could be lbw . However , he cannot be lbw if the ball pitches on the leg side of the stumps ( " outside leg stump " ) , even if the ball would have otherwise hit the wickets . Similarly , a batsman who has attempted to hit the ball with his bat cannot be lbw if the ball strikes him outside the line of off stump . However , some shots in cricket , such as the switch hit or reverse sweep , involve the batsman switching between a right- and left @-@ handed stance ; this affects the location of the off and leg side , which are determined by the stance . The law explicitly states that the off side is determined by the batsman 's position when the bowler commences his run @-@ up . 
 A batsman can be out lbw even if the ball did not hit his leg : for example , a batsman struck on the head could be lbw . However , he can<a href='negative_concord' title='1'><mark>not</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='2'><mark>be</mark></a> lbw if the ball <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>pitches</mark></a> on the leg side of the stumps ( " outside leg stump " ) , even if the ball would <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>have</mark></a> otherwise hit the wickets . Similarly , a batsman <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>has</mark></a> attempted to hit the ball with his bat can<a href='negative_concord' title='7'><mark>not</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='8'><mark>be</mark></a> lbw if the ball <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>strikes</mark></a> him outside the line of off stump . However , some shots in cricket , such as the switch hit or reverse sweep , involve the batsman switching between a right- and left @-@ handed stance ; this <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>affects</mark></a> the location of the off and leg side , which are determined by the stance . The law explicitly <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>states</mark></a> that the off side is determined by the batsman <a href='null_genetive' title='12'><mark>'s</mark></a>position when the bowler <a href='uninflect' title='13'><mark>commences</mark></a> his run @-@ up . 
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