Comparison With Baseball
Since the leg side comprises the half of the field behind the batsman, with a right-handed batsman it is roughly analogous to the half of the baseball field that includes left field and third base. With a left-handed batsman, the leg side is analogous to the half that includes right field and first base. Thus we can say the off side is analogous to the side of the pitch that contains the strike zone, and the leg side is analogous to the side that doesn't. This latter comparison is independent of whether the batter is left or right-handed.
Whichever side of the wicket your legs are on is the 'leg' side.
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