Mongoose Bat

[StinkyBoHoon]

I watched those videos, must say, still not utterly convinced it will be any use in tests. it could hurt spinners, but at the same time they way it popped off the bat could certainly lead to a few mishaps, push shots and deflections especially. might be difficult to play with "soft hands" as well, wouldn't be too confident about playing a thin cut if I knew their was still 1 or 2 slips in, or even 1 slip and a gully, might pop off the bat rather than just die into the ground. and it would render the sneaky single very difficult to get, when you just drop it off the bat into the area in front of a point of midwicket fielder that's just a little too deep.

noted something else though when I saw that first video. Two women using it professionally.

I can actually see a big benefit for it in the womens game, cricket fields, balls, bats have been designed with the power a man can generate in mind. The women I saw at the world cup were extremely skillful but lacked that bit of extra power to take the ball out the park. This might help a lot, especially advantageous is that it's lighter.

might make womens matches a bit bat dominated though, clearly the other key point is a woman won't be able to bowl in excess of 90mph, and especially not short off the pitch, which negates the need to ever use a backward defense. "go for that sex" indeed.

 

[smssia0112]

I doubt it will fly, certainly in test cricket. Why would you want to make bats smaller?

 

[Burnsy1]

What the hell are they doing to cricket? It's becoming more and more of a farce. T20 cricket may be bringing in new fans but it's starting to drive away just as many. Besides changing the format and what bat used etc can only bring in so many new fans. If someone doesn't like a sport they don't like the sport. That's just how it goes. I would never use one myself there's no need to. Players can hit 6's just fine anyways.

 

[Simbazz]

The thing I reckon will happen is generally what happens with every fad/phase etc. It'll be all so cool for a few years, but will ultimately die out.

It looks to me like if aren't really that good with hand-eye co-ordination, it isn't for you. The smaller body of the bat obviously gives less chance of hitting it.

But i'm all for moving Cricket forward!

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

the deciding factor in test cricket will be how easy it is to get out with when compared to a normal bat, not score with.

any test cricketer would gladly run a 2 than take a four if it meant he'd survive 50 overs rather than 20.

as far as I can see, there's not a lot of extra advantages in tests, some balls that would have been stopped will make four, and the odd one that's caught in the deep will clear the rope. but that advantage is very slight as it would only effect balls that were stopped about 10 feet from the rope, and it's not like a score of batsmen are caught out on the ropes. but for every ball that you can say "oh that would have cleared the fielder with a mongoose because it would have gone faster/further/higher" you can say "oh that would have been out with a mongoose because it would have carried further/higher"

it all comes down to the claims about the sweet spot, and to a degree, the timing it offers being lighter and faster.

 

[drmony]

Is usage of Mongoose cricket bat right in Twenty20

i think Mongoose cricket bat are really very silly to look and it gives more and more benefit to a batsman on already batsman benefited t20 format.............


Mongoose cricket bat set to take Twenty20 by storm - Telegraph


is it good to use in t20?

 

[pcfan123]

yes super DLFer bat! Yuvraj will use to hit all ball sixer.

 

[drmony]

god

yes super DLFer bat! Yuvraj will use to hit all ball sixer.

may be .........................

 

[OffCutters]

This news was quite old, i think there was a thread about this earlier in the year.

(CaNt waIt! YuVVI Hitz Th3 Ba11z 4 S1x!1!11)

 

[Howsie]

Dud-tastic

 

[iridescentt]

Slazenger released their T20 bat as well, like the old SX bat but without shoulders.

I'm all for it but it's kinda' unfair because theirs less bat meat to edge the ball with.

 

[Gurjot95]

Great. Now other players can also hit six sixes atleast with this bat. Yuvraj doesn't need this bat though.

 

[Leggie]

Yes, UV proved that he doesn't need stupid shortened bat to hit big sixer :hpraise Bopara duck.

 

[shubhrayu]

Player of Yuvraj's type is enough for the opponents with the bat he uses!!

 

[iridescentt]

YouTube - The Mongoose Cricket Bat

If you watch the video near the end the guy starts to talk about how Test cricket is moving to T20 cricket. He's obviously talking out of his arse.