Bouncer (cricket)

Bouncer (cricket)

In the sport of cricket, a bouncer (or bumper) is a type of delivery, usually bowled by a fast bowler. It is pitched short so that it bounces on the pitch well short of the batsman and rears up to chest or head height (or even higher) as it reaches the batsman.

On October 29, 2012 The International Cricket Council made amendments on bouncers in ODIs. The ICC announced an increase in the number of permissible short balls (above shoulder and below head height) in an over in One-Day Internationals. There was no change to the bouncer rule for the Tests or Twenty20 Internationals.