The international cricketers choose their bats upon the grip, the weight of the bat and take a lot of bats with them in their kit. Some players use a light bat or some use heavy bats. Apart from skills, the batsmen select the bats according to the situation of the match. There are different types of willows which include English Willow, Kashmir Willow.
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It depends upon the batsmen which he wants to play. If the bats are proper and suit the batsmen, then everything falls into place and can score big runs with that specific bat. Cricket bats are manufactured and then given to the batsmen.
Here we look at the top 5 bats used by international cricketers
1. Gray Nicolls Viper
Gray Nicolls is the most famous cricket bats that international Cricketers use. It is an English sports equipment and specialized who is owned by Grays Internationals.
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The bats have the highest technology and the price of the bats is high. The bats were founded in 1855 and headquarters are in Robertsbridge, a village in East Sussex.
The qualities of Gray Nicolls bats are that they are lightweight, thick edges and can perform at each level.
Many great players like Manish Pandey, David Warner, Alastair Cook, Karun Nair and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
2. MRF
MRF called as Madras Rubber Factory Limited apart from producing tyres it also manufactures cricket bats also.
MRF was founded in Tiruvottiyur, Madras in 1946. The headquarters of MRF is in Chennai.
MRF has also a coaching centre for training for young fast bowlers in a special facility.
It is one of the oldest companies. Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Prithvi Shaw, AB de Villiers, Steve Waugh used the MRF bats.
3. Kookaburra Kahuna
Kookaburra has different types of bats. Kookaburra Kahuna is made of English Willow bat. It has similar qualities same as Kookaburra Beast.
It has a various variety of bats made by Kookaburra Sports. The bat was in controversy by the Marylebone Cricket Club. The Kookaburra bats were founded in 1890. Alfred Grace Thompson was the founder of this bat.
The bat has a sweet spot and has a lightweight power. The headquarters are in Moorabbin, Melbourne, Australia. These bats are served in Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, India, and Bangladesh. It is one the best bats used with 12 pieces of Sarawak Cane. Martin Guptill, Ricky Pointing, Moeen Ali used Kookaburra Kahuna.
- Reebok Blast
Reebok is one of the famous brands which have various sports items like shoes and other items. The weight of the Reebok Blast bat is very light.
It is made of English I Willow and also Sarawak Cane handle, also has thick edges.
The weight of Reebok Blast is 1150 Grams to 1275 Grams. Lower mid blade is the sweet spot for this bat.
The Reebok Blast bats shape is usually heavy but the players can play with easily. MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Sanath Jayasuriya & Gautam Gambhir have used this bat.
- SS Gladiator Ton
It manufactures cricket bats, helmets, kit bags and other cricketing items.
Sareen Sports Industries was founded in 1969. The headquarters are in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
The SS Gladiator Ton bats are served all over the world. SS Sundriges have bats which were founded in 1976.
Its handle is made of Sarawak Cane which helps in power-hitting. The bats comprise of Super grade I English Willow.
Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Andre Russell, Darren Bravo used the SS Ton Gladiator bats.
