Whatever happened to Adam Gilchrist’s half Squash ball? He put it (the squash ball) in and he then hit the ball so good…….”Here’s a scientific explanation by an expert on this issue:“A squash ball is a rubber ball, it compresses when pressure is applied on it. In short, it acts like a spring ……So what happens when a batsman secretes a squash ball inside the glove of his bottom hand? When a batsman swings the bat until it hits the ball….this pressure compresses the squash ball similar to a spring. If this ruse of having a part of a squash ball helped to thump the ball ever so easily, why was this ploy not repeated but simply pushed under the carpet?

Source: Sunday Times May 18, 2019 18:54 UTC