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Choosing Cricket Bats Online India - Kheladda.in

Choosing Cricket bats online India is difficult if you don't have enough knowledge about selecting an perfect bat. A good cricket bat is the most important equipment to play cricket. Perfect cricket bat is very difficult to choose. Every bat have same dimension and looks the same which makes it more tough to select a bat. Size/Weight of bat directly affects batsman performance. So  kheladda experts will help you out for getting a perfect bat for you. These are the steps that a batsman must keep in mind before buying a cricket bats online india. 

1. Budget and Requirement


First you should ask yourself whats your budget and than see what will be your intend to use. On the basis of requirement Cricket bats are of three types i.e tennis bat (Kashmir willow), leather bat (English Willow) and plastic bats (played with light weight plastic balls). All these bats are available in different rate on the basis of material used in manufacturing. Plastic bats are cheapest are mostly used by kids and kashmir willow bats are most popular to play with tennis balls. English willow bats have different range on the basis of willow grade.

Price ranges:

English willow bats: Rs 2500 to Rs 37000

Kashmir Willow bats: RS 200 to Rs 2200

Plastic Bats: Rs 80 to Rs 150

So before deciding to buy cricket bats online India you must first final your budget and requirement.

2. Bat Size and Dimentions


Various cricket bats sizes are available in the market. But you must know that most important factor for size selection is players height. Other important factor in bat dimention is handle size. Handle size is of different sizes according to player height i.e Harrow, Short handle and Long Handle.  
This bat size and height relation is shown in picture below. 

Abbreviation For Short Handle



3. Type of Willow 


One of the important factor to choose a bat is willow. Cricket Bats around the world is made up of English willow and Kashmir willow. This willow is grown in Kashmir, India. Kashmir willow bats are heavier in weight which restrict players to play every shot. This willow is not suitable to play professional matches where you need more control over bat. Due to cheap rates this willow also has high demands among beginner players. Mostly suitable to play with tennis ball. Needs regular knocking and oiling for getting sweet spots.English willow is lighter in weight and provides control to the players to play any shot with perfection. This willow needs a little bit of knocking and oiling for getting sweet spot. The price of these bats depends on grade of willow.

Now take a look of willow available in market. 

Types of willow Grades in Market
G1+: Test match standard
G1: Professional standard
G2: Top club standard
G3: Lower-league standard
G4: Beginner standard

Other material used to make cricket bat is its handle. Handle is made from cane and connected to blades via splices. This handle is covered with grip made of rubber.

Now I think you got enough knowledge how to choose cricket bats online India. Their are some other terms you must know before finish reading. 

Toe Guard

Cricket bat is strong from middle so can bear higher impacts but not so strong from bottom. That is 5"-8" up from the toe. Toe of the bat contains less amount of wood. When Yorker is faced by the batman, ball hits the bottom of the bat. This impact of fast moving bat and ball can be very high. It can cause the wood to dent or break.To avoid this toe guard is fitted at the bottom of the bat. Toe guard reduce risk of breakage at the bottom. 

Grains

The lines present on the face of the bats are grains. Age of willow is decided by grains numbers. As number of grains increases the performance of bat also increases. The less grains bat have are more durable. Grains form 6 to 8 are perfect combination to provide performance and durability.

Pre-treated bats (if you are beginner)

For beginners pre-treated bats are proffered. Every bat is not designed for immediate use. Bats cracks when used without prior knocking. If you don't know how to do knocking of bat go for pre-treated cricket bats that are ready to immediate play. Knocking is striking the wood with a bat mallet or leather ball. This improves the strength of wood by compressing it.To much knocking can also damage your bat.

Selecting a Bat According to Pitch Type

Pitches at different locations have different bounce. Indian pitches and its subcontinent Sri Lanka have low bounce. Lower middle bats are preferred by the batsmen for playing in these countries. Australia and South Africa have harder pitches with high bounce. For higher bounce pitches higher middle bats are preferred.


  
                           Higher Middle Bat                                                                                     Lower Middle Bat


4. Cricket Bat Damage


Before purchasing Cricket bats online India or on local shops you must understand the following:

  • No guarantee how long cricket bat will last even if it is a top-range bat
  • A cricket bat needs a constant treatment.
Bat cracks are dependent following factors:

Flaws from Manufacturing are very rare. Most of the time damages occur due to poor quality of balls used to play, if ball hits a weak area of the bat, hitting the bat on hard ground. Knocking of bat must be done properly to avoid all these factors and regular maintenance like using anti-scuff covering. 
Major damages are done by a player who misused the bat and where no material flaw or structural damage is present in the bat or timber than repairing fees will be incurred.
Lets See Through images how these cracks look like



5. Brands of Cricket bat online India 


There are lots of popular brands available in the local market and online. Some of them are MRF, SG, GM, SF, SG, Kookaburra. SF, SS, SG and MRF are most popular Cricket brands in India.

A good bat is a combination of the taste of a batsman and the skill of a bat maker. The bat is made of natural product i.e wood. There are some small spots and knots on the bat. Cricket Bat must always be choosen on the basis of the feel, game level, budget and not looks.

A great cricket bat is not going to make you a great batsman. But it’s the only tool you have to prove your talent and skills. The correct bat will help you to become as good batsman as you can be.

WE HOPE WE'VE HELPED

Now we think we have provided you enough information to choose cricket bats. If you still have any questions about cricket bats feel free to send us an email: info@kheladda.in

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