Tennis ball cricket

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A training tennis ball

Tennis ball cricket (Softball Cricket) is a

Middle-East, United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. A tennis ball is easier to play with compared to a conventional hard cricket ball and is also less likely to cause injury. There is no definite record as to when this originated in the Indian subcontinent
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History

Tennis ball cricket is often played without protective gear and other make shift items such as using stones for stumps

Tennis ball cricket originated in the Indian subcontinent though there is no definite record as to when it started. The first Tennis Ball Cricket body was formed in 1982 known as Tennis Ball Cricket Association of India (TBCAI).[1] Many prominent international cricketers have played some form of tennis ball cricket early in their careers.[2][3]

Rules and playing areas

Tennis ball cricket is often played on streets

The rules of this game can vary significantly from standard cricket, and often the rules of regular cricket do not apply as they normally would. The number of

soccer grounds are used in the US, Canada and Europe.[5]

The ball used is a typical

curvilinear oval covering it.[6][7] The ball may be wrapped with a tape to induce swing in some cases.[4]

Tournaments

As tennis ball cricket matches are shorter and suited to recreational play, conventional tournaments have been hosted in

BCCI treasurer Ashish Shelar.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "TBCAI history". TBCAI. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Axar Patel reminisces and executes in throwback to crunched tennis-ball action". Cricinfo. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Used to play tennis ball cricket by Sehwag". Mint. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Pakistan street cricket comes to life after dark during Ramadan". Tribune. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Pakistan's sticky business". BBC. 27 June 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ^ "ITF Technical - History". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Inside Wilson's tennis ball factory". ESPN The Magazine. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Tennis Cricket tournaments". tenniscricket.in. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ^ Saeed, Umaima (2020-02-27). "Sharjah Cricket Stadium to host an India vs Pakistan game during the 10PL". CricTracker. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  10. ^ "Dwayne Bravo announced face of 10PL tennis ball cricket tournament". The Statesman. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  11. ^ "Robin Uthappa to mentor Tayyarah.com in 10PL". The Indian Express. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  12. ^ "India Cup National Tennis Ball Cricket League 2023 trophy unveiled by Dr PV Shetty, Cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues". ANI. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  13. ^ Mukherjee, Abhishek (27 December 2023). "Indian Street Premier League: All You Need To Know About India's New T10 League". Wisden. Retrieved 29 December 2023.

External links

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