The “Mongoose” Bat

There is a new cricket bat doing the rounds that is supposed to revolutionize the game. It is called the “Mongoose” Bat.

Cricket bats have looked roughly the same for at least a hundred years, but the “Mongoose” is a radically different animal. The “Mongoose” bat is the brainchild of inventor Marcus Codrington Fernandez, a former creative director at the advertising agency. His first conclusion was that, in the age of Twenty20 cricket, there is no point in having all that wood around the bat’s shoulders. The splice has no offensive capability in any case. So you might as well lengthen the handle, and make the blade shorter and heavier.

In other words, the “Mongoose” bat is a shorter, more rigid blade is teamed with a longer, more flexible handle to offer increased power, faster bat speed and better maneuverability. “Mongoose” bat has a 43 per cent longer handle and 33 per cent shorter blade but a bigger sweet spot than the conventional cricket bat. Since there is no splice, the sweet spot is increased by 120 per cent.

Former Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden formally launched the evolutionary “Mongoose" bat by smacking Delhi Daredevils bowlers for a match-winning 93 in IPL 2010 edition. The burly southpaw demonstrated his ruthless "power hitting” with the “Mongoose” bat by hitting nine fours and seven sixes while batting for Chennai Super Kings against the Delhi Daredevils in 3rd IPL edition.

The “Mongoose” bat, named after the animal known for its ferocity, is said to be a "ball crusher". According to Aussie southpaw, the Mongoose has the potential to revolutionize cricket. Without changing your technique, the bat allows you to hit the ball harder and further.

The Mongoose is poised to rewrite record books in the same way that titanium-headed drivers and graphite rackets revolutionized golf and tennis. Because it can be lighter in weight while still offering great power, the Mongoose is ideal for players of all abilities and juniors.