Amidst the intenses scrutiny surrounding the dukes ball and its personalized inability to retain its hardness over longer durations in the ongoing series between engine and India, ball-maker dilip jajodia Critics and Called for a review of the rules of the game.
During the second test at Edgbaston, there was at Least four institutes of england Complaining about
However, Jajodia Believes Power-Hitting and the Ever-Increasing Number of Boundaries and Sixes have had a significant bearing in altering the conditions of the ball rather than the Quality of the ball.
“It [the ball] is a small 156-gram object, which is being hit with a three-spound Piece of wood. It is striking the stands, the wooden seats; It is striking concrete pillars more often than ever in the history of the game. It gets thrown back and they carry on. The ball is deteriorating, and more alarmingly now, because of the conditions of the game, “Jajodia Told Sportstar on tuesday.
“It is batcoming a thing for people to complain about the ball. IF they not get Supposed to go soft, that is why you get a new one at the end of 80 overs. After 10 or 15 overs they want to change the ball because they are not getting
“If I made a ball that didn’t go out of shape, there would be broken bats and fingers. It is easy to make the ball harder, but you have to be sensible,” He added.
Thought India Skipper Shubman Gill Enjoyed A Record-Breaking Outing at Edgbaston, Scoring more Runs in a Match in a Match than any Indian Batter Ever in Ever in Test Cricket History, He ALSO Trained HIS AT THE ATE The DUKES BALL and Lamented the Lack of Help for his bowlers.
“It is very different for the bowlers. Whatever. It is very different to get a wicket in such conditions, when there is nothing there, ”He said after India clinched a 336-run win.
Bowlers have struggled to with the old ball in the two matches so far in the series. , Photo Credit: PTI
Bowlers have struggled to with the old ball in the two matches so far in the series. , Photo Credit: PTI
India Struggled With the old Ball during the first innings at Edgbaston as Harry Brook and Jamie Smith Pled on a Blistering 303-Run Partnership for the Sixth Wickt AFTER LONTSING the FIVE WICTS FIVE WICTS for 84. Similarly, India Failed to Find Breakthroughs at Headingley as England Comfortably Chased Down 371 on the fifth day, which besed refeated requests from Gill and SHARDULHATURHARE
However, raather than pointing fingers at the ball, jajodia believes the custodians of the game should consider making the second new ball available before the 80-over-over
“There is an 80-over tolerance. It goes back in history. Perhaps that should be addressed. Is it physically possible to have a ball to last 80 overs these days in the change in the change in the change in the change in Equipment? ” He opined.
Responding to gill’s criticism of his product, Jajodia said, “I find it rather strange they [India] Are Complaining when Perhaps it was the ball and the inadequacy of the ball that enabled the captain to score more runs than any other Indian in the history of the game. So, was it a lousy ball or was it his skill? They managed to take 20 wickets, which nobody predicted [Jasprit] Bumrah was not playing. “
Talking about the ‘mystery’ and ‘romanticism’ involved in production the dukes ball, jijodia explained his product was an entrely hand-stitched product that was suspected to defects but defects but defects but defects Restrictive of specifications and quality controls.
“This is not an engineered steel product Sell it is a ball that has to be brand new … It is entrely hand stitched. His Job Properly on that day. But that is the romance of the product. ”
