Some weird and uncommon cricket rules

The blade of the lawnmower has to be positioned correctly while mowing the pitch

The Lawnmower story

Aakash Chopra, with his oodles of experience and flair, had the following incident to share from a domestic game:

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“Take for instance, the rule of mowing the grass on the pitch before the start of play, every single day. Obviously, this rule works well on pitches with a decent covering of grass. Believe it or not though, the pitch that doesn't boast of even a strand of grass is mowed too, every single day.

“In such cases, the blade is set a little high so that it doesn't touch the surface at all, for the blade can damage the grass-less pitch. Nobody seems to be too bothered about asking: what is there to be mowed? What is the purpose of this mowing? Why waste manpower, energy and time indulging in such a senseless act?”

This one, indeed, defies all logic possibly known to man.

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