Players report that smart sliotar not so clever

ISSUES: A general view of a SMART sliotar during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group B match between Antrim and Kilkenny at Corrigan Park in Belfast. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

One weekend into the smart sliotar’s existence in senior inter-county hurling and there are knives being sharpened for the game’s latest initiative.

While no official complaints have been reported to the GAA, three camps have claimed to the Irish Examiner that hurleys have been cracked by the new balls.