This season will always be remembered in the indian Premier League (IPL). New rules. Champions' mistakes. Boys' brilliance. Not only these but another rule too. t20 cricket is all about money. The bat is the power over the ball. No matter how good the bowler is, he has to sacrifice. Until last season, the bat did not matter at all. That is, in matters like thickness. This time in the league, this is the same issue that is troubling all the batters. In fact, for some time now, there have been complaints about the bats used by batsmen in the IPL. The primary allegation is that the players are using hard bats with a thick edge.
With this, the batsmen are getting a good edge. This is working to increase the hitting range. If the ball hits the right place in such a situation, it will go for a six or a four. Actually, there is a criticism that the IPL is a batsman's kingdom. Thick bats are more beneficial. From this season, the IPL governing body has introduced a new rule. They are taking bat measurements and looking at them more. Whether it is an opener or a tail-end batter, they are applying it to everyone. If it exceeds the specified scale, they are blatantly rejecting it. When the rule was introduced this season, they said that it would be checked only twice in a match. They said that it was only for checking the bats of openers and some players.
But, as the league progresses, all the bats are being checked. In a way, this has become a headache for the umpires as well. In the Sunrisers Hyderabad-Chennai Super Kings match at the chepauk ground in chennai on Friday, the bat thickness was also tested and if it was not as per the prescribed criteria, it was replaced. IPL sources say that imposing restrictions on the bat is for the sake of balance between batting and bowling.
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Sowmiya Sriram

27/04/2025 11:10 AM