Kasprowicz wants bowlers too switch it up as well

Sydney - Former Australian fast bowler Mike Kasprowicz feels its fair to allow batsmen to play the switch hit only if bowlers are given equal liberties too.

Kevin Pietersen played the switch shot for the first time ever in 2008 against New Zealand, but David Warner is now considered the master of the switch shot after he blasted Ravichandran  Ashwin for a six during the first Twenty20 match against India.

Kasprowicz believes Warner is most welcome to play the switch hit, but only on two conditions.

"He's more than welcome to do that, but on two conditions," The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Kasprowicz, as saying.

"One: the ball cannot be deemed to be pitching outside leg stump for an lbw. And the second one is, the benefit of the doubt should then go to the bowler. If the batsman decides to switch  hit, the umpire should drop the outside leg rule and the benefit of the doubt should then go in favour of the bowler, not the batsman. If that happens, they're more than welcome to do it," he  added.

He also believes cricket administrators should give bowlers a chance to bowl with both hands if they can to do so.

"If batsman can, then bowlers should be able to bowl left or right as well," he said.

"I had a shoulder reconstruction in 2000, and coming back to training. I tried to teach myself to bowl left-arm. Just very gentle swing, nothing much to it, really. But eventually there will be  someone that comes along with that sort of skill, and I think, it will be exciting to see," he added.