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I'm not a cricket fan but I am totally confused by this story. Perhaps a fan can explain. They are experimenting with pink cricket balls to make them show up better. I always thought they were red anyway. There is a quote
"The true test will come on an abrasive surface. Will it hold its colour? The red ball does so there is no reason why the pink should do so overly." So if the red ball is ok why are they using white balls and why are they trying out pink ones.
Totally amd utterly confused
:rolleyes:
 
I suppose the red balls are a fairly dark red, so using a brighter colour automatically making it more eye catching (although I can't wait for a batsman to be hit in the groin, and the commentator says 'oh look, three matching balls')

Don't know why you'd want to try white balls, given that the items in the batsmens view (other batsman, umpire, bowler, back screen and the oblong field bit where they actually play (not a cricket person, as you can probably tell) are all either white or a very light colour, so a white ball would effectively be disguised, I would have thought.

Personally, I'd be quite happy if they started playing with hand grenades, but suspect that's unlikely (except in the most extreme India Vs Pakistan match).
 
Hand grenades would surely improve the sports entertainment value and may even improve our national side’s ability to play the game, without falling drunk of a pedalo that is.
 
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It should improve the batting, anyway.
 
It wouldn't make any difference if they used rainbow coloured balls, cricket is one huge yawn from start to finish.
 
If I remember rightly, the white ball was introduced when they started playing the one-day knockabouts under floodlights, as the red one didn't show up well, so I guess that pink is meant to be some sort of compromise, now that they've found problems with the white one.
 
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"Normal" cricket is played with a red leather ball. Limited overs cricket tends now to be played with a white ball and black sightscreens and in coloured clothing. The white ball shows up much better under lights. It does not of course show up well against white kit.

The problem with a white ball is that it inherently discolours more severely than a red ball. As a red ball gets older it simply turns a duller shade of red. As a white ball is used it goes brown/grey/black and so becomes more difficult to see. In fact, in 50 over games at international level it has become customary to change the white balls after about 35 overs because they've become so discoloured.

The pink ball is being tried to see if it remaains visible for longer.

When someone's bowling 5.75 ounces (= 165 grams approx) of cricket ball at you at 80+ mph, it is quite important to be able to see it.

I'll ignore the sledging from the non-cricketers.
 
Pink balls normally, which turn bright red if the bowler pitches a bouncer and the batman isn't wearing a box.
 
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