Should a batsman 'walk' when he knows he's out

well first i would like to tell you that it is a very nice topic to chat on. well i think that we all know that cricket is a game of gentle man. and so if you are playing cricket then you should behave like a gentleman. so it is assumed that a true gentleman is he who will not take help of lies. if you are out then you are the best person to know. lbw decissions are such which batsman are never sure of. but nics are such that the batsman will def, know so that time they should walk.

I'd say no. Apart from the glamour, cricket is also about money and livelihood. If the guy is lucky, why not stand there and bat. Thanks.

Well this is a Catch-22 situation. If the batsman tries to be a gentleman and walks off the field and his teams loses, and in the end he has won the hearts of the people but lost a more important battle. We may think that cricket being a gentleman's game every player should be at his hones best, but in todays cut throat competition which player would knowingly jeopardise his teams chances? I am not saying that there are no honest players around but those players are weighed down by a lot of expectations from the fans,teammates, and ofcourse the constant struggle to save their own places in the team. One can argue that the umpires are there to make the decisions and every decision made by them should be respected by the players. But, this seldom happens, isnt it? Players constantly argue with the umpires over decisons. Especially with the standard of cricket played today, every run every wicket counts where one wrong decision could overturn the match. You tell me, WILL YOU WALK OFF???

yea obviously when a batsman is out and he knows that he should leave the field, what is the use of cheating as the whole world comes to know about that , and the image of the player goes down.

Hello, pitstop! a good question indeed it is for discussion.cricket is no more the game of gentlemen.so the matches were being played with two umpires.but because the umpiring was constantly unfair the ICC has appointed the third umpire as well as a match reffery.in case of doubt the umpire should refer the case to the third umpire.but in the case of symonds rulled him not out and the entire things changed.oon wednesday the umpiring was consistently unfair.first ponting edged one down the leg side and was not given out.then when he edged one on to his pads,he was given out.shortly afterwards Sharma was denied his first wicket when the umpire did not give Symonds out after he nicked one behind.and to top it all,even the third umpire blundered when he ruled a stumping referral in Symond's favour.i think it is time now where we must use the technology as much as we can even though the process takes much time to take a decision.but even if it is slow,we must use it.otherwise,all of a sudden,the game is taken away from a side as it happened in case of India on wednesday.however things would have been better if Symonds and Ponting walked out of field as they knew it well that they were actually out.by doing so they would have justified that cricket is yet the game of gentlemen.thank you.good luck to you and Team India.

If a Batsman knows that he's out He should really walk out. It really shows the sportmanship towards the Opponent Players. Its really a shame that A.Symonds didn't do that in the India vs Australia Second test Match... Its not good for the Game of Cricket.... :)

I think batsman should walk if he knows he is out. I believe cricket is a gentleman's game and it should be played in the right spirit. The cricket is watched by billions of people all over the world. When a batsman walks, the respect for the batsman increases. If he stays in the crease, people will have less impression about the batsman. I think when the batsman walks, it also helps the umpires in the decision making.

yes off course they should walk away when they know that they are out, its shows the real sportsmanship, and there faithfull towards there game...

yes he should in order to keep the spirit of the game alive