IPL Ball Price 2023 in INR: How Much Does an International Cricket Ball Cost?

Indian Premier League is the second most valuable sports league in the world. To make the league great, everything from a cricket ball to stumps is used of the best quality to maintain the class of the tournament. Punjab Kings‘ bowler Arshdeep Singh recently broke two stumps during the match whose combined value was INR 50 Lakh.

Talking about the balls used in the tournament, just like international limited-overs cricket, white Kookaburras are used in IPL as well. It is a standard practice that all the ODIs and T20 matches around the ball are played with the same kind of balls.

In red-ball cricket, there are different ball manufacturers. SG Balls are used in India, whereas Dukes Balls are used in England and West Indies. Apart from the mentioned countries, Kookaburra balls are used in the rest of the countries in Test matches as well.

IPL Ball Price 2023 in INR

The price of white Kookaburra balls in India is around INR 12,399 and it is available to buy via different online portals. Talking about the weight, it weighs around 142 grams. One of the reasons why these balls are used in white-ball matches is because of their hardness. The speed of the ball running towards the boundary wouldn’t get affected because of the same.

World Series Cricket (WSC) asked Kookaburra to make balls that are visible under lights in 1977. In the 1956 Olympics, hockey balls were made by Kookaburra only, so the company had prior experience of the same.

After taking trials with yellow, orange and white balls, the white colour was finally proved to be the most visible under lights.

White Kookaburra debut in World Cup

The initial five cricket World Cups were played with the red ball only. In 1992, for the very first time, the tournament was played with floodlights, coloured clothing and white balls. White Kookaburra balls were used in that tournament.

The 1999 Cricket World Cup was played in England, and Dukes’ white balls were used in that tournament. Because of the prouder seam, the ball swung appreciably in helpful conditions. The white Kookaburras were back in use in 2003 and they are still used in all the limited-over fixtures.