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Around 40 cricket balls are made from the hide of single slaughtered cow.
Mumbai Cricket club alone needs around 12,000 cricket balls.
A ball is not used beyond 80 overs in professional games.
How many cows are getting slaughtered annually for this colonial game? Do the math
Mumbai Cricket club alone needs around 12,000 cricket balls.
A ball is not used beyond 80 overs in professional games.
How many cows are getting slaughtered annually for this colonial game? Do the math
The cricket ball makers say there is no alternative to cow hide and they are reluctant to use buffalo hide or ox-hide.
Meerut industry holds monopoly in the business of cricket ball production in India. It took a serious hit when UP Govt cracked a whip on illegal cow smugglers
Meerut industry holds monopoly in the business of cricket ball production in India. It took a serious hit when UP Govt cracked a whip on illegal cow smugglers
Cricket ball needs tender cow skin. It is not procured from the skin of already dead cows. Cows are actively slaughtered for it.
The illegal cow smugglers produce most of cricket balls. When Modi Govt cracked a whip, the illegal ball industry took a hit https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/cricket-ball-prices-double-as-cow-slaughter-ban-hits-leather-market/story-7BRNAM5fUBMRGhuy58J7iJ.html
The illegal cow smugglers produce most of cricket balls. When Modi Govt cracked a whip, the illegal ball industry took a hit https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/cricket-ball-prices-double-as-cow-slaughter-ban-hits-leather-market/story-7BRNAM5fUBMRGhuy58J7iJ.html
