Multiple choice general knowledge

A bowler bowls a fast full toss (beamer) at the batsman which misses his head, this is immediately called as a no-ball by the umpire. The batsman gets a free hit the next delivery.

  1. True

  2. False

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B Correct answer
Explanation

A beamer is indeed a no-ball, but free hits only apply to foot-fault no-balls where the bowler oversteps the popping crease. Beamers and waist-high full tosses are no-balls for safety reasons, but do not award a free hit.