IND vs. Eng 3rd Test: ‘Aggressive batting, unusual pitches behind the balls are soft rapid’ – Duke Ball Maker | Cricket news

London: The tendency of Red Duke Ball has softened very quickly, becoming a warm subject of discussion in this series. The soft ball is seen as the reason that the batsmen have easily scored runs.The home team and India captain Shubman Gill has indicated this, Gill said, “More than the pitch, the ball is getting soft and out of size very quickly. If the ball is doing something, you enjoy playing. If you know that there are only 20 overs and then you have to spend the rest of the day, the game loses your essence.”In English cricket, there is a hurdle that historically the pronunciation seam on the Duke ball has become quite blunt. Some also feel that it sounds like a Kababurra ball, in which the ball is old and flattened.Dilip Jajodia, the owner of the company that manufactures Duke Ball, said that many factors were behind the soft balls. He said that this was like a dry summer of 1976, when the West Indies batsmen dominated the batsman. “It’s not that I wake up one morning and decide to make balls differently. There is a standard process of construction. But anyone should consider variable factors. The beauty about cricket is that there are lots of variables in playing, ”Jajodia told TOI. “Ground staff and I shared a joke in London here. Whenever players struggle, it comes on pitches or balls.”Jajodia believes that the preparation of the pitch in England has changed over years and the surfaces have become difficult. “Even during the off season, the curator contains tent -like covers (hovercraft covers) that do not help maintain moisture. This has naturally dried the surfaces, “he is unhappy.

According to Jajodia, there is also a compulsion to produce difficult surfaces for T20 and hundred. “Now more white balls are matches. The pitches have become difficult. Some should also realize that these days the batsmen hit the ball very hard in Test cricket. The batsmen batted aggressively and the scoring rate is higher. The balls hit the rigid surfaces on the border many times. Jajodia said that it would have an impact on the size and hardness of the ball.The bowlers struggles with the old ball have become clear due to lack of reverse swing. Jajodia said, “Players weare kits made of polyester these days. Back during the day, you can remember that Malcolm Marshall will tuck a cotton towel in his trousers, which helps to shine the ball with sweat around the neck and forehead. You did not even need saliva.”Interestingly, the Sanskrit Greenlands (SG) ball used in India also came under the same criticism a few years ago. The SG worked on it and found a way to maintain hardness. Jajodia says he is in touch with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and is trying to work around the problem within the International Cricket Council (ICC) guidelines.