KL Rahul's bat broke in half, leaving only a small piece at the top with the handle, making it look uncannily similar to a mongoose bat.

Patel joked that the broken bat resembled a mongoose bat, a unique piece of cricketing equipment famous for its long handle and short blade ...

KL Rahul has been putting in the hard yards in the nets and his efforts have reflected on the field. He’s been in great form throughout the tournament, including a solid unbeaten 57 off 42 balls in a ...

For those unfamiliar -- the mongoose bat is a bat with an unusual design -- a much shorter blade and a longer handle. It was introduced to give batters extra swing speed and more hitting power in ...

He called it his new bat, showing it to teammate Tristan Stubbs. The all-rounder funnily called it a 'Mongoose bat' and also said that the 'Mongoose bat' only has a handle with a smile on his face.

As teammates looked on, Axar seized the moment, picking up the top half of the bat now just a handle with a small bit of blade and jokingly introduced it as a "mongoose bat" to teammate Tristan ...

The Mongoose bat may have yielded limited returns for Mathew Hayden in the Indian Premier League, but it is certainly gaining popularity among the cricketers in the UAE. Cricket lovers are ...