London : The quality of Dux balls during the Tendulkar-Anderson series has become a topic of discussion. India took three wickets in the first day of the first day and turned the match in their favor, but in the 91st over, the umpire checked the ball in a gauge ring.
The ball was not coming out of it, that is, his size had changed. After this, the fourth umpire took the ball of the ball and that ball was replaced.
After the 94th over, there was a debate between Indian captain Shubman Gill and umpire on the ground. Gill was saying that the ball was just 11 over old but the ball that he got is more old. The rule is that whenever a ball is replaced, the same old ball is given in its place.
The umpires took the initiative
The initiative to change the ball was taken by the umpires, not by the Indian team. The changed ball looks more soft. In the 99th over, Gill demanded the re -replacement of the ball and the second ball was changed after about eight overs. India did not get any wickets between 91 and 99th over. India took a new ball only after 80 overs in the first innings, but it had to change after 10.3 overs on the second day. After 48 balls, the ball had to change once again. The new ball that was received after 80 overs turned to 1.869 degrees and an average of 0.579 degree seam.
At the same time, the replacement ball was followed by an average of 0.855 degrees and 0.594 degree seam. Perhaps more than the data, the tenderness and age of the ball disturbed India.
Criticism of broad na
Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad has been a critic of Dux balls used in England since 2020. He said that the replacement ball looked 18-20 over old. He wrote on X that the cricket ball should be like a great wicketkeeper. Hardly anyone has paid attention to it. We have to talk a lot about the ball because it is a big problem and it is being changed in almost every innings. Unacceptable. It seems as if it has been five years. Dux is a problem in the ball. They need to fix it. A ball should run for 80 overs, 10 not.
Former England captain Nasir Hussain said that the first thing is that Dux is a serious problem with the ball. Both captains Gill and Stokes talked about this before the match. We have seen this in this match, it has been changed twice. We have seen this in the last few years, the size of Dux’s ball has really deteriorated. The second thing here is that I think the ball is changed many times. I think we are becoming a bit sensitive to cricket balls. Earlier, cricket balls used to become old and soft. The third thing is that Indians won the first hour. It was impossible to play Bumrah. Why did he want to change such a ball? I felt that when you have something, it is really strange to do so.
There is discussion since 2020
The Dux ball has been a topic of discussion since 2020 as it becomes bad and softened very quickly. The ECB’s decision to include Kukaburra balls in the four rounds of the county championship has also brought the Dux ball into the discussion. In this series, regular complaints from the fielding captain have come out. From the first session of the Test, the ball has been changed regularly around the 43rd over.