Can a batsman hit a ball which is already called a ‘wide’?

Can a batsman hit a ball which is already called a ‘wide’?

Yes! A batsman can hit a ball before it passes the line of the striker’s wicket, batsman can hit it! If that ball is caught by a fielder, the batsman cannot be given out because, one cannot be caught out of a wide ball! The batsman has the right to hit the ball even if it stops before reaching him. So (to be safe enough) the umpires will not call a ball wide until it has passed the lime of wicket