SHUBMAN GILL from India talks to the referee Sharfuddoula about the problem with the ball (photos Clive Mason/Getty Images) The Dukes cricket manufacturer will perform a thorough review after extensive criticism of the soft balls used in the first three test matches between India and England. An overview comes after complaints about balls that lose hardness and quickly come out of form, especially after 30 breaks, causing the match delay due to frequent ball changes.Cricket Council in England and Wales (ECB) plans to collect the balls used and return them to the British Cricket Balls LTD by the end of the week, a company that produces the Dukes.
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“We take it away, check it, and then start talking to tannery, talking about all the raw materials – everything,” said Dilip Jajodia, owner of British Cricket Balls Ltd, which makes the dukes.“Everything we do will be reviewed, and then we think some changes need to be made or tightened.Ball Dukes, who has been in production since 1760, has faced test and regional cricket problems in recent years. The ball is specially used for test matches in England, while India uses SG Balls and Australia uses Kookaburra Balls.During the Lord’s test, Indian Captain Shaubman Gill expressed disappointment from the substitute ball provided to the referee after the second new ball needed to change in the first hour of the second morning.Changing the ball significantly influenced the game when Jasprit Bumrah took three fast goals with the original ball, but Indian pitchors could not secure any breakthroughs in the rest of the first meeting after changing the ball.
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Former English Pacer Stuart Broad, who has criticized the ball in recent years, also expressed his displeasure substitute ball.Referees in the field had to regularly change balls in the ongoing series of five matches due to quality concern. The host board decides which ball is used for the test line.Currently, England leads a series of five matches 2-1, after ensuring victory in London and Leeds, while India won in Edgbaston.
