Such "monster" bats, which can send even mis-hit balls for six, have fuelled concerns that the game was becoming skewed in ...

To curb the menace of players exploiting a loophole, the umpires, in the ongoing season of IPL, have decided to check the bat of every batter before they start their innings. According to a report, ...

This IPL 2025 has occasionally witnessed an interesting visual, with on-field umpires checking the bats of cricketers randomly. This, going forward, is set to become a norm in the Indian Premier ...

Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine and Anrich Nortje became the first couple of players to be denied usage of their first-choice bats as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI ...

KKR youngster Angkrish Raghuvanshi was also present during Narine's bat check, but he passed the test. According to the rules set by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the width ...

RR's' Shimron Hetmyer, RCB's Phil Salt and MI skipper Hardik Pandya's bats were measured on the Field Of Play recently. "There's shortage of time when it comes to T20 cricket, if the umpires have ...

“I counted my bats yesterday; it was seven. It’s six now,” Kohli said. More from First Cricket Dhoni calls for more fearless approach after CSK defeat LSG to snap losing streak: 'You don't want to ...

Anrich Nortje had to change his bat after he walked out as the No. 11 during Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) chase against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Mullanpur on Tuesday. The bat he went out with failed ...

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya walked out to bat at No. 5 after the fall of Suryakumar Yadav at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. As the all-rounder headed towards the pitch to take strike ...

Tim David stole Virat's bat, which saw hilarious reactions from the legendary batter. Listen to Story RCB beat RR by 9 wickets in Jaipur This was RCB's 4th away win of the season Tim David hid Virat ...

Shimron Hetmyer and Phil Salt were by the on-field umpires to show their bats during the RR vs RCB match in Jaipur. In a rare moment during the IPL 2025 clash between Rajasthan Royals and Royal ...

Hardik Pandya met Kashvee Gautam during the Women's Premier League (WPL) match against Mumbai Indians and promised to send a bat for her after he came to know that the Gujarat Giants player idolizes ...