Instead, they line up several metres behind the batsman to watch and prepare to bat. However some variations on the rules make use of the 'disrupting rule', whereby 5 members of the batting team are allowed to enter the field of play and disrupt the fielders as they try to recover the ball.
Instead of being close to the batsman, these players position themselves several meters back for readiness to play. Yet, some rule variations involve the 'disturbing rule', permitting five batters to join the field and disrupt the efforts of the fielders in retrieving the ball.