Why was the Mongoose Bat banned from Cricket : Facts

If you are a fan of cricket, you may have seen an upcoming video from Matthew Hayden (former CSK player) who engaged in banter with friends and also spoke about the Mongoose Bat issue during the 2010 IPL season. 

What was the main issue in using the Mongoose bat and what was the reason it was such a controversial bat? 

First of all, Hayden had decided to make use of this bat since he believed it would change the way batting was played. 

The bat was used in the match against Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) and, according to him it helped in improving his game opposed to the general opinion that opposed the use of this bat.

Let's face it, He was able prove his position on using the Mongoose bat in the same game. He hit 43 balls and 93 runs and the inning was the event in his career.

You might be thinking that If the bat is this efficient to use, why is it not being used often? In the first place, Mongoose bat is not an easy task for a layman to crack It requires years of training and experience. 

It has long handles and the blade is short. The thing that raised eyebrows during the IPL season was the fact that Hayden the tall and bulky player was not just able to handle this short blade and long handle bat, but also scored an ace in the an inning.

Facts concerning Mongoose Bat

1. The Mongoose bat is triple the wood in the bottom than the standard bat. This allows players to strike Yorkers and the low tosses with all power and force.
2. The bat features the shorter blade of 33% and a 43% longer handle over the traditional bat.
3. The Mongoose Bat is much lighter than regular bats.
4. The Mongoose's structure bat increases the sweet spot by 120 percent.
5. A common myth associated with Mongoose bats is the belief that they were prohibited by BCCI as well as the IPL the governing body. This is not the case. The governing bodies did look into the issues associated with the bat but didn't ban it.

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Where did Mongoose Bat Where did Mongoose Bat go?

Despite the numerous benefits in the field, the popularity of the bat didn't fade away. All of this occurred when batsmen such as Suresh Raina analyzed the bat and concluded the bat was not suitable to be used for defensive strokes. The increased sweet spot proved to be detrimental to batsmen because they were not able to make defensive strokes which led to slips or front catch.

Others batsmen have were also able to confirm that the bat doesn't come with a backpack in the event of an unbalanced bounce. They said that you could either hit the ball or run the risk of being injured since this bat is not designed to protect. In the end there was no rule against using bats however, batsmen did revert to conventional bats instead of the Mongoose bat because they posed less risk.