Global Cricket Ball Shortage Hits County Championship Due to Ongoing War

Mumbai: The war between Iran, Israel, and the United States shows no signs of stopping. Thousands of people have lost their lives in the conflict and devastation has spread across West Asia. Large oil and gas vessels are stranded at sea, while thousands are stranded at various airports. The impact is slowly being felt in other parts of the world. The sporting world is no exception, now that the war has led to a shortage of balls. According to a report in the newspaper Daily Mail, ahead of the new season of the domestic County Championship starting on 3 April, the England Cricket Board is facing a shortage of balls. The County Championship, which consists of 18 teams, uses Dukes balls. These balls are manufactured by the Dukes company in England, but South Asia also plays an important role in this, and currently 4,000 to 5,000 balls are used for the county season every year. These balls are imported from South Asia. The balls used in these balls are imported from other newspapers, and the owner of the Duleeksha company, Dilip Jaiswal, says that the balls are handmade in England.