Tape Ball Cricket

[Pioneer]

I was just wondering from seeing posts over the last couple of weeks of the lack of tape-ball exposure to Indians, possibly other Sub-Continent countries too, have any of you played tape-ball cricket? Never heard of it? Why did it not blossom in India? Is it now on the rise?

[zen]

That ball^ looks ugly .... I played a lot of street cricket w/ tennis ball and rubber ball

[Pioneer]

Isn't it tough to play with the tennis ball? Crazy bounce and hard to bowl quick?

[Sir_Afridi]

Isn't it tough to play with the tennis ball? Crazy bounce and hard to bowl quick?

You have nailed it. Fast bowling is a hard work. If you are lazy and dont want to put in effort you will never become 90mph bowler and average 25 in test cricket.

[pakexpress]

never played with hard ball in pakistan..it was always tapeball and its about 12 yers since i first started playing with hard ball.. still play tape ball and was surprise when first started playing with my indian friends using tennis ball with tape and this was something they had never exp...they love it just as much now.. tape ball is all about bowling fast..anyone and everyone get hit for sixes..just the other day we were chasing 137 in 7 overs ...ended up losing by 4 runs

[hari504504]

tape ball bowling is all about arm-speed..the more whippy your action - the more weird trajectory the ball takes..especially bowling into the wind. It effectively conditions bowlers to work up decent pace. Transitioning to leather balls after this is the ideal setting to develop pacers.

[nballa]

Why did it not blossom in India?

because people could afford an actual ball.

[hari504504]

because people could afford an actual ball.

I've seen countless instances of cheap-ass tennis balls being used in the grounds... simple act of running some tape over it would do the trick. or are we too lazy to even do that..:hmmm:

[nballa]

I've seen countless instances of cheap-ass tennis balls being used in the grounds... simple act of running some tape over it would do the trick. or are we too lazy to even do that..:hmmm:

its a hard tennis ball. offers more predictable bounce and hurts like a m0f0

[Sir_Afridi]

Is ir true all kids in India at school & home play cricket with just a tennis ball??

[Pak_Fan_4_Eva]

It's impossible playing with a tape-less ball. Tape makes it bounce less and is the closest substitute to an actual cricket ball It swings wildly when the tape rips from one side of the seam:--D

[Sachin=GOD]

Is ir true all kids in India at school & home play cricket with just a tennis ball??

is it true that all kinds in Pak at schools & home eat balls?? :hysterical::hysterical:

[hari504504]

Is ir true all kids in India at school & home play cricket with just a tennis ball??

most of the 2-hour ad-hoc games are played with tennis balls(school level).. and if you are a "seam-up" bowler..chances are you'll be going for plenty in your overs..

[Pioneer]

because people could afford an actual ball.

In place of condoms evidently

[hari504504]

its a hard tennis ball. offers more predictable bounce and hurts like a m0f0

yeah..I've copped some blows on the stomach fielding at short-leg..you can't breathe for the next 2-3 minutes

[HowardRoark]

In place of condoms evidently

still better than not being able to afford either like you guys.

[nballa]

In place of condoms evidently

funny because that dodgey 'ball' you posted looks a lot like one which has been strung with used condoms. clearly you can afford them.

[Pioneer]

still better than not being able to afford either like you guys.

Haha Indian humour, so cute

[satyam1729]

Haha Indian humour' date=' so cute[/quote'] Didn't England thrash you by 100 runs in warm-up game. ? :giggle::giggle:

[HowardRoark]

Haha Indian humour' date=' so cute[/quote'] Yeah, cute humour just like your display pic...by the way, Pakistan and rock solid? in what???