5 most controversial bats in the history of cricket, due to which there was an uproar all over the world, then they were banned

Cricket News Desk. In cricket, the battle takes place between bat and ball. Different types of balls are used for different formats of cricket. Red and pink balls are used in Test cricket. Whereas, white ball is used in limited overs. At the same time, in cricket there are not only balls but also many types of bats. Now new rules have been made regarding this size of bat. At the same time, there are some bats in the history of cricket which created a lot of panic.

Thomas White's White Monster Bat
This was the time when there was no international cricket. People used to play cricket just for their entertainment. During this time a match was played between the teams of Christie and Hambleton. In this match, Christie's batsman Thomas White came with a very wide white bat. There was a lot of opposition to this bat by the opposing team. He said that because of this bat it is becoming difficult to get him out. Only after this, rules were made regarding the size of the bat.

Lily's Aluminum Bat
Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee is known for his bowling. But once he entered the field with an aluminum bat. He batted against England with an aluminum bat. After this, when the England players protested, Australia's current captain Greg Chappell asked them to play with wooden bats. After which this controversy came to an end.

Matthew Hayden's Mongoose Bat
Matthew Hayden is known for his explosive batting. He used a mongoose bat in the 2010 IPL. This bat became very famous in 2010. The handle of this bat was very big. Due to which it was easy to attack him. He played a brilliant inning of 93 runs in 43 balls with this bat. It was difficult to defend with this bat. For this reason it is used less now.

Ricky Ponting's graphite bat
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has been surrounded by many controversies during his career. He used graphite bat in the year 2004. Bat manufacturing company Cocobura applied a layer of carbon graphite to the bat. Ricky Ponting had scored a double century against Pakistan with this bat. There was a lot of opposition regarding this bat. MCC investigated it. Investigation found that the batsmen benefited from this. After this the bat was banned.

Chris Gayle's golden bat
Big Bash League players are seen playing with colored bats. In one season, West Indies batsman Chris Gayle was seen playing with a colored bat. This bat was golden in colour. He scored a century with the bat. He scored a century with this bat. People believe that his bat was made of metal.