Types of Cricket Bats

Can you imagine batsman playing cricket without a cricket bat? It sounds worried right because we can’t play cricket without a bat. Cricket bats is an equipment which is used by a batsman to hit the ball in cricket. In 1979, they made the rule that bats must be only made from wood. Every cricket bat has a handle which is covered by rubber grip it’s makes easy and comfortable to hold bat.

Cricket bats are made from two types of willow –

English willow
Kashmir Willow

Different sizes of cricket bat are available in the market. Every cricket bat can’t be more than 38 inches and width can’t be more than 4.25 inches. There are different types of cricket bats which are made for various style of play cricket.

Different Types of Cricket Bats –

1. English Willow Bat

English willow is an only willow which is preferred by most of the cricketers in international cricket. It’s been manufactured on a large scale because every professional cricketer wants to play with the English willow bat.

Why the English willow bat is popular because it an only willow which gives compression and strength to the cricket bat. English willow basically found in England, it also is known as a white willow.

In English willow, bat grains density amount is higher which means that the quality of bat is premium. We get five grades (1-5) it means the quality of bat. A high number of grades means the quality of the bat is high. But English willow bat is very expensive as compared to Kashmir willow bat.

Use of English Willow Cricket Bat –

We can use the English Willow cricket bat to play with a leather ball.
In leather ball, you can play with any types of ball, like Pink ball, Red Ball, White Ball.

2. Kashmir Willow Bat

Kashmir willow is mostly demanded wood in India, which is used for the production of cricket bats. Kashmir willow is not available all over India it’s only available in Kashmir. Kashmir willow bat is different from English willow bats in looks and also in quality as well as.

Kashmir willow bats are brownish in color due to this we can easily find the difference between Kashmir and English willow. Kashmir willow bat is come up with handmade so this is the main reason behind the price of the bat a bit expensive. Kashmir willow bat is very light in weight. In the market, demand for Kashmir willow bat is increasing day by day because every beginner prefers to play with Kashmir willow bat.

Use of Kashmir Willow Cricket Bat –

We can use the Kashmir Willow bat to play with a leather ball. Also, we can play with a tennis ball but mostly this bat is used to play with a leather ball.
This is the perfect bat for all beginners in cricket.

3. Softball Cricket Bat

The softball cricket bat is not used in international cricket it’s been only used for gully cricket. This bat is made from soft rubber, & quality wood or fiber. These types of cricket bats are not used by professional cricketers. The price of a softball cricket bat is less than Kashmir willow and English willow.

These kinds of cricket bats are used by children to play at home or in a gully. But it can be the best equipment for children to start learning cricket at a young age. By playing with this bat at an early age so they can get to know if they are interested in cricket or not?

Use of Softball Cricket Bat –

We can use this bat, while playing with soft ball and tennis ball.

4. Training Cricket Bat

A training cricket bat is mostly used as a piece of cricket equipment to improve your cricket skills. The training bat can be a manufacturer or made with English willow or Kashmir willow because these bats are not made from one particular willow. This cricket bat is used in professional cricket in the field of cricket.

Different sizes and width are available in these cricket bats. Mostly training cricket bat width is half than other cricket bats. These kinds of cricket bat are very useful for a coach because it acts as a weapon for them in the training session.

Use of Training Cricket Bat –

The training cricket bat is mostly used to improve your hand and eye co-ordination.
also used to improve your fielding.

We have these four different types of cricket bats. So choose the right cricket bat as per your requirement, which helps you to become Succesful batsman.