The bat weighs between 1. Chennai Super Kings batsman Raina is a connoisseur of the willow. In a T20 tournament, he prefers to wield variants of the Sanspareils Greenlands SG bats that have a big sweet spot, power drive handle, big edge, and a rounded face profile.
His bats weigh around 1. This means they have a bigger sweet spot. His bats feature a nine-piece cane handle for better balance and strength. While Kahuna has a number of variants, standard features include a flat face, high spine and big edges that provide a large hitting area. They weigh around 1. ET NOW. Brand Solutions. Video series featuring innovators.
ET Financial Inclusion Summit. This is the first step and the most important one. T20 cricket heralded a big change in how bats are made, Anand adds. They are made for aggressive, hit-it-out-of-the-park batting now. During the early years of T20 cricket, players experimented with wider, heavier and broader bats, effectively maximising the area of the sweet spot. If the maximum wood is at the lower end of the bat then the sweet spot will move slightly lower but if the maximum wood is slightly higher, then the sweet spot moves up.
Batsmen change the kind of bat they use depending on the conditions and tournaments they are playing. When Indian cricketers travel to Australia, where there is more bounce, they pick bats where the sweet spot is placed higher than in the bats they would use on the subcontinent. The balance of the bat, the consistency of the wood, and how comfortable a player feels with the weight are all equally important.
Somebody in the top order, who is more likely to play the fast bowlers with soft hands, would ideally play with bats that weigh to gm, Anand adds. Some players use long handles, some want them oval or tapered. Whatever the shape, the top-of-the-line handles are made of Sarawak cane imported from Malaysia the ICC allows only wood, cane and rubber to be used in handles.
The ball travels farther because of the higher number of cane strips. They absorb the shock when the ball hits the bat, ensure that bat does not lose too much of its stability, and this makes it easier to direct the ball too.
He was 12 years old when his father enrolled him in a coaching centre and bought him an SG bat. He has over and often battles with his family about where to store them. See what goes into making each blade, and watch as Raina looks back on his own first bat, which was made here too. Share Via. By Abhishek Paul. The cookie settings on this website are set to 'allow all cookies' to give you the very best experience.
Please click Accept Cookies to continue to use the site. Subscribe to the Furnicom mailing list to receive updates on new arrivals, special offers and other discount information. Powerdrive Handle The bat handle has multiple pieces of imported Sarawak Cane to enhance strength. Rounded Face Profile The rounded face provides a refined direction of power throughout the hitting zone, but yields a slightly less imposing yet more familiar profile.
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