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K3PO
And remove "balls", "stump" and "crease" while we're at it.
Jacko
And why can't they just be called "batswoman"?
nandakandamanda
Yes, batman and batwoman do sound good.
tooheysnew
what about a ‘no-ball’ ?
K3PO
Oops tooheys, forgot that one.
All I know, is that "Left-arm unorthodox spin, round the wicket" should be safe.
EvilBuddha
Well they did remove the term 'Chinaman' earlier. Next to go would be nightwatchman (may be changed to nightwatcher), third man (third person ?) and the 12th man (12th person? ).
Johansawada
@EvilBuddha - "Chinaman" is a racial slur so if removed then rightly so... its the equivalent of the 3 letter word racial slur on the japanese...
TokyoJoe
LBW to be changed to LBQTW to be more inclusive.
Trinity
LBW to be changed to LBQTW to be more inclusive.
LOL! be careful what you joke about - they really might do it. Why not?
Dr.Cajetan Coelho
Be it in WT20, WODI, and WTM - women cricketers are wielding the willow in style. Current Indian batters Mithali Raj, Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemima Rodrigues, Poonam Raut, Deepti Sharma - they all are rewriting the art of batting for Indian cricketing aspirants.
Trinity
Time to change the name of the game too. Theres surely a reason, if we think hard enough.