It is the most bowler-friendly ball as it swings till 50 overs. Test matches in England and West Indies use Dukes at home. Any cork ball costs about ₹350-550 per piece depending on the manufacturers.Įngland manufactures Dukes ball (credits: .uk)Įngland manufactures Dukes cricket ball. These do not last for more than 50 overs. It is hence used at junior level at concrete and mat pitches. Players use this ball only for the purpose of training as it favours the batsmen. Unlike a leather ball which swings in the air, cork ball doesn’t offer much to the bowlers. But it is entirely made of cork, both from inside and outside. The cork ball looks exactly like a leather ball used in international cricket. Cork Ball Cork ball is not used in international cricket as it doesn’t help the bowlers and more batsman friendly (credits: Shiju Sugunan)Ī cork ball is used in training nets at every cricket coaching in our country. A lot of them use hanging hockey balls to increase the strokes on a newly bought bat. The coaches bowl underarm balls to the batsmen to improve their stroke-making. Hockey Ball Hockey ball is used in hanging balls to improve front foot and back foot defence (credits: )Ī lot of training institutes use hockey balls in the nets.

Companies like SS Cricket manufacture ‘Gutsy’ synthetic balls which cost around ₹250-500 per piece. Batsmen use these types of cricket balls to improve stroke making against the fast bowlers. However, it is not much helpful for the bowlers as it does not seam, swing or spin much. The synthetic ball comes quicker than usual after pitching.

Beginners use soft synthetic balls to learn fielding and catchingīeginners use the hard synthetic ball in the nets on cement pitches. The soft synthetic ball costs around ₹120-250 per piece, depending on the manufacturing company and product quality. Amateur cricketers use this to train for catching and fielding. However it is way more lighter than the actual ball used at the international level of cricket.

It has a proper seam made of a synthetic material. Professional cricket training institutes use synthetic balls to train beginners. Hard synthetic ball manufactured by SS (credits: )

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