Watch: Match ball arrives in remote-controlled car, leaves fans shocked

Cricket has gone through several innovations and renovations over the years. The batsmen have invented a number of new and unorthodox shots. The bowlers have also discovered new style of deliveries and added those to their armories. 

Following their footsteps, the organisers are not left much behind. They themselves are looking to introduce new rules and regulations. Every kind of creative idea and innovation is making the game look more interesting for the fans.

The organisers of England’s T20 Blast came up with another novel idea recently. As part of the innovation, the match ball was introduced to the fans and players not with the umpire carrying it in hand but with a dazzling remote-controlled car doing the job.

🚗 @Vitality_UK bringing out the match ball in style 😎 pic.twitter.com/rks0SBXabZ

— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) July 6, 2022

During the quarter-final match between Surrey and Yorkshire in T20 Blast 2022, a remote-controlled car ran from the boundary ropes towards the centre of the ground. The video of the innovative idea was later shared by the official Twitter handle of the tournament and it went viral in no time.

Notably, the match went down the wire and in the end, Yorkshire pipped Surrey by just one run in the nail-biting encounter.