FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Second Test - England v Australia - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - August 17, 2019 Australia's Steve Smith lays on the floor after being hit by a ball from England's Jofra Archer Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - As sports across the board explore ways to prevent concussion, cricket finds itself polarised over a head-injury specialist's suggestion to ban bouncers, a fast bowler's favourite weapon to intimidate a batsman, in youth cricket.
"Does cricket really require intimidation to make it interesting?" said Michael Turner, the medical director and CEO of the International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation.
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