ICC World Cup 2019 | Zing bail manufacturer defends under-fire product
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The director of Adelaide-based Zing David Ligertwood defends the under-fire Zing bails by the flurry of non-dismissals at the ICC World Cup 2019 being played in England. A total of 35 players have been bowled at the WC which means that one in eight times, the bails have not been properly dislodged.
The ICC World Cup 2019 has been getting a lot of negative publicity off late after torrential rain led to the abandonment of three matches at the ongoing World Cup. In addition to that, there is also a lot of noise being made about the use of Zing bails at the global showpiece event. Five separate batsmen have survived the ball hitting their stumps at the tournament. This caused ODI captains Aaron Finch and Virat Kohli to question the place of the Zing bails in game.
However, the director of Adelaide-based Zing David Ligertwood has come out in defence of his product despite the flurry of non-dismissals in England.
"This issue isn't all about the weight of the bails, as a complicated interdependent range of factors come into play. The bails, stumps, stump grooves depth and shape, pitch conditions, stump cam etc. all affect it. Testing shows the bail's weight isn't necessarily the most significant factor," Ligertwood said as per cricket.com.au.
Australia opener, David Warner, was the latest batsman to not have his bails removed against India on Sunday, despite the ball firmly hitting the bottom half of the stumps. In an official statement, ICC officials revealed that the Zing bails would remain in place for the rest of the tournament.
“We wouldn’t change anything mid-event, as it would compromise the integrity of the event – the equipment is the same for all 10 teams across all 48 games,” the ICC said in a statement.
