Why Tennis Ball Cricket is becoming so popular

Cricket has always been played with a hard, solid ball which consists of cork covered by leather. There are lots of risks associated with such balls.

So, when cricket is played as a recreational sport, the tendency is to play it with Tennis Ball Cricket which usually comes in White or Yellow colour and there are no risks associated with it while playing.

So, the whole idea to play with tennis ball is to avoid injuries to the players.

The second reason being, the games of Tennis Ball cricket are shorter as compared to the games which are played at the International or domestic levels which comprises of 50 over’s or 5 day test matches. The over’s in Tennis ball game are usually 10 over’s for each side.

Such games are suited for people who want to play it as a recreation sport rather than a professional one.

In Mumbai and other major cities of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, it is usually played on the streets and roads or on agricultural fields. When it comes to Middle Eastern countries, it is usually played in the open desert.

In tennis Ball cricket, there is no training required as such too so anyone can be part of it.

There are many advantages of playing with Tennis Ball cricket:

1. Games are short

2. No training is essential

3. Anyone can play and be part of it.

4. No major investments are required for cricketing gears

5. No major injuries can take place

One such Tennis Ball Cricket tournament is going to take place where International teams from India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and other countries are going to take part.

The tournament will be staged under the aegis of the Sharjah Cricket Council, under the leadership of Waleed Bukhatir at the Sharjah Stadium starting 2nd April 2019.

In total, there will be 20 teams which will be taking part in this prestigious tournament which has total prize money of 250,000 Dirhams and is considered to be one of the richest tennis ball cricket tournaments in the world.

The tournament is the brainchild of UAE-based Petromann Events to manage, operate and market the Tennis Ball cricket.

Former Pakistan paceman and Captain Wasim Akram and former India star Virender Sehwag have been the brand ambassadors for the tournament.