‘What colour is a hi-vis jacket?' - Yellow sliotar to become hurling's official ball from January

The smart variation of the yellow sliotar will only apply to the inter-county game for the time being.

CHANGING TIMES: A view of a smart sliotar before the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A match between Cork and Limerick at Páirc Ui Chaoimh. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

The white sliotar has just 47 days before it becomes a thing of hurling’s past.

It will be the veritable whole new ball game from January 1 when the yellow sliotar becomes the official ball across all levels of the sport, although the smart variation of it will only apply to the inter-county game for the time being.