Pakistani manufactured plastic balls are set to be used for the first time in the forthcoming Blind Cricket World Cup scheduled to be held in South Africa in November this year, thus adding another feather in its cap of being the sports goods producing country.
Pakistan, a two time winner of the mega event, would land at Cape Town with high hopes for clinching another World Cup in November. A Lahore-based cricket ball manufacturing factory would be dispatching a consignment order of 2,000 cricket balls for the third edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup.
Talking to APP, the proud owner of the factory, Muhammad Akram said, it is a big honour for the country that we have made a cricket ball which is liked by the blind cricketers across the globe. "After a thorough research, I produced a white ball lesser in weight fulfilling the requirement of the blind cricketers," he said.
The owner said, the ball weighs 82 to 85 grams, has 7mm thickness and 17 ball bearings inserted in it to produce voice at the time when it is rolled down during bowling.
Akram pointed out that the Pakistan made balls will make the country a part of blind cricket cup history besides enhancing its image worldwide.
"The most important fact that we considered in manufacturing this ball was that it shouldn't be having a bounce on the field," he said.
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