SRT100 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 This has become an international embarrassment that followers of cricket outside of Asia are both laughing and are embarrassed about. Why are these ball boys not educated about common sense when the ball is approaching the boundary? Why is there so many ball boys? What about the OH&S issues of all concerned? I found it both stupid and amusing that a stupid ball boy will go after the ball coming towards the boundary, when a fielder is running at full tilt to stop the ball and often collide into the ball boy. Where is the education in India about instructing ball boys to run the other way when a fielder is running towards the ball and to only get the ball, when it is safe to do so? Logic dictates that if the ball has passed the boundary and there is no fielder in sight, then and only then should a ball boy collect the ball. Utter madness in the way some aspects of Indian cricket is managed. It makes Indian cricket look so backwards. beetle, WeStMiDz, SecondSlip and 5 others 8 Link to comment
tweaker Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 The ball boys may have been instructed but as they are players himself, they may get carried away when the ball comes in their direction. Their first natural reaction is always to catch/field the ball. SUMO and sandeep 2 Link to comment
Cricketics Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 What I hate more is that they try to stop the ball before the ball is about to touch the boundary rope, when it looks like an obvious boundary. Why not just teach the kids to not touch the ball until it crosses the boundary. This happens a lot in test matches where obvious fours often get stopped by ball kids who feel proud to have stopped the ball before the rope in order keep away from letting their fellow ball kids friends from getting their hands first on the ball. tweaker, sandeep and Vilander 3 Link to comment
SRT100 Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, tweaker said: The ball boys may have been instructed but as they are players himself, they may get carried away when the ball comes in their direction. Their first natural reaction is always to catch/field the ball. Then they should be told if they do the wrong thing they will be removed immediately. I can understand and appreciate that they get carried away, but if they dont have the maturity to understand the issues they shouldnt be on the field in the first place. This is common sense. What about the stupid ball boys that actually also collect the ball while the ball is in the field of play. tweaker, beetle and AuxiliA 3 Link to comment
SRT100 Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Cricketics said: What I hate more is that they try to stop the ball before the ball is about to touch the boundary rope, when it looks like an obvious boundary. Why not just teach the kids to not touch the ball until it crosses the boundary. This happens a lot in test matches where obvious fours often get stopped by ball kids who feel proud to have stopped the ball before the rope in order keep away from letting their fellow ball kids friends from getting their hands first on the ball. Definitely. Thats why there should only be 4 of them to guard specific quadrants of a field so that there is no issue of any other child to fight over a ball. They should also rotate them every drinks break too. beetle and tweaker 2 Link to comment
Cricketics Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Here you go, Root's solo dance on the boundary since the kid was judging him from the fence SRT100 and tweaker 2 Link to comment
SRT100 Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Cricketics said: Here you go, Root's solo dance on the boundary since the kid was judging him from the fence How stupid does that ball boy/man look. Instead of running away from the ball, he stands like an imbecile. I wish Root broke the kids leg or tore his ACL, thats the only way that ball boys would be educated on how to collect a ball. I mean that ball boy looks like a mentally retarded person allowing someone to run through him. I feel like punching him and the coach of the kids who is not educating the kids on how to collect a ball. I mean how bloody simple is it? When the ball comes towards the boundary, run away from the ball then when it reaches the boundary move towards it, only and only if there is no player in sight. tweaker, G_B_, Laaloo and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment
SRT100 Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 Actually correction it wasnt Root, it was Roy. Link to comment
Cricketics Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 1 minute ago, SRT100 said: I wish Root broke the kids leg or tore his ACL, thats the only way that ball boys would be educated on how to collect a ball. I mean that ball boy looks like a mentally retarded person allowing someone to run through him. I feel like punching him and the coach of the kids who is not educating the kids on how to collect a Come on man, that is too harsh. I won't get that far. They should just monitor this behavour and sit the boy out and make him do 20 sit ups in front of his friends and that and teach everyone the lesson that they shouldn't do this mistake and stay away from the ball every time. Link to comment
bowl_out Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I wanted to start a thread myself on this.. Embarrassing to say the least.. And the ball boys fight with each other to get the ball as well.. beetle 1 Link to comment
BCCI Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 One involving Russell was the most embarrassing one. Don't know how to share video. Link to comment
kosingh Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 SecondSlip, Mariyam, Jimmy Cliff and 3 others 6 Link to comment
BCCI Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 9 minutes ago, kosingh said: Blocked in office Link to comment
kosingh Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Seems to be particularly bad in India, but other countries aren't totally free of these issues. Check around 1.45 mark in this video Link to comment
bowl_out Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 3 hours ago, Cricketics said: Here you go, Root's solo dance on the boundary since the kid was judging him from the fence He looks to be coming towards the ball rather than going away from it. Link to comment
Malcolm Merlyn Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Dont know about other places but at Eden Gardens the ball boys are properly instructed about what to do and what not to do. Link to comment
Cricketics Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Malcolm Merlyn said: Dont know about other places but at Eden Gardens the ball boys are properly instructed about what to do and what not to do. How do you know? Are you in the management? Link to comment
Malcolm Merlyn Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 17 minutes ago, Cricketics said: How do you know? Are you in the management? Many people who have been ball boys are friends.They are picked from club cricket. Link to comment
Cricketics Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Malcolm Merlyn said: Many people who have been ball boys are friends.They are picked from club cricket. Friends? Lol you have kids as friends? I never saw a grown up doctor or person as a Ball Boy. Lord and SecondSlip 2 Link to comment
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