Johnston, Rob (16 April 2020). "Saqlain Mushtaq: Surrey's premier match-winner". Widen . Retrieved 24 April 2022. Sighters - A new batter to the crease may ask for one "sighter ball" this will not count to the overall score, but allows the batter to "get their eye in" before facing their first ball. Essex hope to make this an annual event at Orient (which literally means east), and it's not much of a creative leap to imagine where someone like Barry Hearn - the snooker and darts impresario, and former chairman at Leyton Orient FC - might take the idea. No LBW - this usually means the batter will completely cover the stumps when facing up - and also eliminates the need for any skilled umpiring.

Squads have been drafted from a pool of 450 players from all over Pakistan, spreading across three different categories. Wigmore, Tim (11 November 2021). "Shaheen Shah Afridi: Pakistan's tapeball talent on destroying India and marrying his hero's daughter". The Telegraph . Retrieved 24 April 2022. The plan has a number of measurable aims: installing more non-turf pitches (NTPs), supporting a greater variety of formats, establishing mentoring and talent-identification programmes, and making coaching at the top level more representative. a b c Samiuddin, Osman. "Drastic fantastic comes easy to Pakistan". ESPN cricinfo . Retrieved 20 April 2022. In the West Indies, tape ball has been popular for many years, particularly in Barbados where games are played on the streets, as well as in more formal settings. [73] Evening games of tape ball have been organised to raise funds for various charities, with celebrities participating during nights that also include music from live DJs and other entertainment. [74] Bajan fast bowlers Tino Best and Jofra Archer started playing when at school and honed their ability to bowl at extreme pace during these competitions. [75] [76] Furthermore, in Antigua and Guyana, interest in tape ball has steadily risen, [77] with different tournaments taking place amongst clubs from the islands. [78] [79] Associate nations [ edit ]

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You think you're the best bowler on Saturday, but if you come down here, you might get hit for a lot of sixes. That's what happened to me first time. First impressions were overwhelming – in a good way. Not least the number of people there, over a hundred, which I’m not used to because of Covid and needed a moment to take in. Immensely popular, fiercely competitive, surreal and entertaining in equal measure, tape ball is played with a tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape, thus dispensing the need for wide open space and protective padding . Overs - The standard 6 ball over is usually used - and the number of overs can be limited to as many as four, up to 10 or even more if time permits - however usually the shorter games make it more interesting!

We have divided Karachi into eight teams graphically,” said the chairperson of the league Zohaib Naseer. “The teams’ names are based on the different areas in Karachi so every area got representation in the league. It’s a sport of common man so we have tried our best to cover every aspect to get the attractions of the fans.” This year’s edition was four five-ball overs per match with 13 teams in the end taking part and a number held in reserve. A round-robin phase to ensure teams travelling from Burnley or Manchester didn’t get just the single game, led to semi-finals and final. But Naseem was junooni. “You need to be passionate,” says Sulaman. “That’s what set him apart from the rest.” Fifth over of the chase. Jos Buttler tries to prod at one, and misses. “That’s perfect, absolutely perfect,” exclaims the commentator.These efforts will be focused in urban areas, since that is where the majority of British Asians reside. Ten core cities have been identified - three in Yorkshire, four in the Midlands - but one looms largest of all: London. Tape ball tourney set for Saturday on Durban Park Tarmac". Kaieteur News Online . Retrieved 24 April 2022.