Former England skipper Michael Vaughan, lambasting the “ridiculous” idea of banning bouncers in under-18 cricket, said it would be more dangerous if young people were specifically subjected to a short-pitched delivery in men’s cricket.

Recently, the Communications Director of the International Concussion and Brain Injury Research Organisation, Michael Turner, a concussion expert, advised the authorities to consider restricting the use of bouncers against players under the age of 18 to reduce long-term risks.

His proposal came after a review process was initiated by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the custodians of the game’s rules, to discuss whether bouncers could continue to be permitted to be used by bowlers.

Vaughan did not see much merit in the proposal, however. “It is a ridiculous suggestion and yet another example of the world we live in these days where anything risky is deemed too dangerous, “It is a ridiculous suggestion and yet another example of the world live these days where something risky is considered too dangerous.
It will be much riskier for young children to only be introduced to the short ball for the first time while they are playing high-level men’s cricket. He continued that they really wouldn’t be prepared to tackle it.

Vaughan said that if bouncers are banned at the junior level, the authorities would also have to get rid of them at the elite level, explaining that children at the junior level cannot bowl short-pitched deliveries.

I see children being coached at the junior level, watching my son play. Very little short-pitched bowling is available. , When children bowl bouncers, the bowlers do not have the physical power and the pitches are too sluggish anyway.

This day, safety clothing is really strong. We have had one unfortunate occurrence with Phil Hughes, but it is extremely unusual for a bouncer to inflict significant injuries. This happens, but batsmen do not endure the same frequent hits to the head that contact sports do. In T20, the threat is bowling. Vaughan wrote that one day, I expect there will be a significant injury sustained by a bowler getting the ball thrown back at him.