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Ball Boy nuisance - should we get rid of these?


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H1DYwy5QUoU Over-exuberant kids who just want to be in the limelight. Do we really need these? This is not the first time a ball boy has "interfered" with the game. I have seen many a times a fielder running towards the boundary having to try to avoid running into an over-exuberant ball boy trying to fetch the ball. Only seen these on the sub-continent and not elsewhere. One of these days, they are not just going to "interfere" with the game, but also will end up "influencing" the result.

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Yes. These ball boys also so over excited that they don't see the fielders running towards them full on. Just want to grab the ball. In this series only...say that a boy almost got seriously injured when one of the WI fielder tried to stop a ball at the boundry. IMO...its about time that these ball boys instead of having a free day out...stay in their schools/home.

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You would think the officials drill them about not stepping inside the boundary or touching the ball untill it passes the ropes. BCCI chamchas's employing its jnr chamchas of the future

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Colonial thing still exists get rid of them. Cricketers are pros now. It's not going hurt a million dollar cricketer to take few steps to collect the ball

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Poor kid, happens to everyone... Agreed that the days of ballboys are past.
What? This was not just an error of judgement that it happens?! He stepped inside and picked the ball. India was denied two runs. Imagine if this was a World Cup final, India was batting second and ended up losing by one run.
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What? This was not just an error of judgement that it happens?! He stepped inside and picked the ball. India was denied two runs. Imagine if this was a World Cup final' date=' India was batting second and ended up losing by one run.[/quote'] Firstly, It's not a world cup. Secondly, worse crimes are done by umpires who give batsmen who are out not out and vice versa. Take a chill pill. The kid was a bit over exuberant. Its the first time I am seeing something like this. How intolerant world has come to?
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ballboys should only get up and move towards the ball if the fielder signals them to throw it. otherwise just keep your ass on the ground and enjoy the game from the best seat in the stadium.
There is no need for ball boys in small stadiums of India. Especially in ODIs where fielders are not close in and in 90% of cases are just a jog from retrieving the ball from the boundary. Thirdly the gap between boundary markers and advertisement boards are ridiculously low these days and ball boys literally get don't need to even get up to do their stuff in many cases. Plus it's also extremely harsh on the small kids to be put to burn under the sun for hours at a stretch - someone should file a PIL against that.
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Firstly, It's not a world cup. Secondly, worse crimes are done by umpires who give batsmen who are out not out and vice versa. Take a chill pill. The kid was a bit over exuberant. Its the first time I am seeing something like this. How intolerant world has come to?
no wonder its like this after srini took over.
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i don't know bout you guys but that kid is a total j*ak a**. You already screwed with the ball, atleast have the decency apologies to the fielder before throwing back the ball at him. Mistake is a mistake, but show that you're sorry for your retarded action.

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its looks like he cost India two runs. That ball looked like it was going to be 4. I have seen ball boys a thousand times picking up the ball before it reaches the boundary it is really annoying because its pretty cool seeing the ball hit the boundary rope.

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Yeah, seriously! And according to the law India should have been awarded a boundary there. (source:twitter) Bunch of kids, stop making a big deal out of nothing. Balls its a nuisance! Sometimes the crowd are a bigger nuisance. In the Delhi game, in the crowd, those bozos were quarreling with the cops for the ball. Ban them too.

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how is it that the ballboys/ girls in tennis are so disciplined?
There are selections for Ball boys/girls in Tennis. The ball boys/girls train for months before the tournament. Weekly training sessions last for about 2-2.5 hours http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/behind_the_scenes/201205091336567795051.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/becoming-a-wimbledon-ball-boy-or-girl-is-not-a-matter-of-life-and-death--its-far-more-important-than-that-8631218.html http://www.npr.org/2012/06/30/156003252/silent-and-unsung-ball-boys-keep-wimbledon-rolling

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