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before moving to the current location in

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in 1950. It specialises in manufacturing various equipment used for

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and the company manufactures the red

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used in all

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and

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matches in India.

History

The company was founded by brothers Kedarnath and Dwarakanath Anand in

, present-day

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in 1931. Originally from Lahore, the brothers apprenticed at their uncle’s sports shop before deciding to diversify their family’s leather business into sports equipment manufacturing and exports. By the start of

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, the company employed around 250 workers and remained operational during the war. After the

partition of India The partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Dominion of India, Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan. The Union of India is today the Republic of India, and the Dominion of Paki ...

, the family moved to

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and later settled in

in 1950. In 1972, the company introduced its own line of protective cricket gear under the brand Featherlite. In the 1980s, the company shifted its focus primarily to cricket equipment, including bats, balls, pads, and gloves, as the demand for skilled craftsmanship in cricket products increased. In 1982, the company began selling its products under its own brand and opened a second manufacturing unit. Around the same time, Wasi Ullah Khan, a former state-level cricketer, joined as a junior manager. By 1992, the company began supplying cricket balls for

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matches after approval from the

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(BCCI). This eventually extended to Test cricket.

Products

The company manufactures

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including

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, balls and other equipment. The company manufactures the red balls used in all

in India since 1994. The ball is hand-stitched with a more prominent seam resulting from the thicker thread used for stitching. While its pronounced seam makes it last longer, the ball does not swing earlier but starts swinging later. The protruding seam gives more control for the fast bowlers and a firm grip for the spinners.

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History

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