In 2020, Wisden named tape ball in their list of the ten greatest cricket inventions. Such has been the impact, that in recent years specialised grounds have been set up for tape ball and ball manufacturers have introduced specialised products designed to act like cricket balls, which have proven to be popular throughout South Asia. Similarly, in an attempt to remedy the inconvenience of constantly replacing tape, the windball has been used for informal games in England and the West Indies. For batsmen, CA Sports produce 500,000 specialised tape ball bats per year which vary in length, width and weight as compared to regular cricket bats, and are more curved.
