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The 17th season of the Indian Premier League is currently going on in India. Lucknow Super Giants will face Delhi Capitals on Friday in IPL 2024. This time the match was played at Ekana Stadium and Delhi Capitals defeated Lucknow by 6 wickets. During the match, Delhi Capitals' China man bowler Kuldeep Yadav bowled Nicholas with a brilliant googly. At this time, along with the stump, the mike installed in it also got switched off and the match stopped for some time.
The stump is worth lakhs
Even before this, many bowlers have broken the stump. The question at this point is what will be the cost of the stumps and wickets used in the IPL. In the IPL, some players do not get paid as much for playing a season as the value of the stumps used in the match. According to the information received, the cost of the stumps used in the league is Rs 20-30 lakh. Apart from this, the price of Gilli with LED light is Rs 40-50 thousand. 2 sets of stumps are used during a match. In such a situation, the cost of one stump used during the match is around Rs 50 lakh.
Brontë discovered this alone
As far as the LED stump is concerned, it and its gills were invented by Bronte Aikman of Australia. He co-founded it with business partner David Legitwood. In 2013, he sold the idea to Cricket Australia during the BBL. ICC used these stumps and wickets in the T20 World Cup in 2013. There is a sensor installed in its stump. This makes it easier for the umpire to take decisions. Apart from this, the players' voices are also recorded in the mic installed in the stump. Which often becomes a topic of discussion on social media.