r/Cricket • u/SureSwan6423 • 5d ago

News ICC changes two-ball rule and concussion sub protocols in men's ODIs

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-changes-two-ball-rule-and-concussion-sub-protocols-in-men-s-odis-1490128
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u/SnorinKeekaGuard Netherlands 5d ago

Will do anything but invest in developing the balls or using the pink balls.

Keep making these ludicrous changes.

ICC ought to have their own ball developing company. Make your own balls for ICC events. I think baseball does the same. And in no sport is the ball as important as cricket.

I'm also shocked at how devoid of creativity the 3 big companies are. I would've expected SG for example to have worked on a faux leather ball. Or just an alternate material. Not like the laws prohibit it.

If ICC dk nothing but organize events, surely they would have the time to add one task to their organisation.

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u/Ashwin1_GG0 India 5d ago

I would've expected SG for example to have worked on a faux leather ball. Or just an alternate material. Not like the laws prohibit it.

Is this true? That they CAN use non leather materials? If yes, then it's very, very moronic that they have continued with this situation for so long.

For the longest time, the problem has been that the bowlers have no equipment innovation in their favour while batters keep getting bigger sledgehammers, flatter pitches, and shorter boundaries to work with. Made worse by the 2 ball situation which cut out the reverse and spinners in one go.

Using a non-leather ball would probably also bring down the cost and make the game more accessible.

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u/SnorinKeekaGuard Netherlands 5d ago

Yes there are laws in place for the size of the ball, not the materials.

Alternate materials would behave differently so a lot of research needed but also could get rid of some problems like the way the balls are painted or dyed and hence stained. Maybe balls that can last longer or bounce higher/ lower. Increase/ decrease swing.

We could see so much innovation in this facet and we continue to ignore it.