On Sunday, the umpire checked the bats during the match at the IPL 2025 of the Rajasthan Royals ‘Shimron Hetmyer and Royal Challengers Bangalore’ Phil Salat in the IPL 2025 in Jaipur. After brief interruptions, the game continued without any change in the equipment.
Why are umpires checking bats?
The checks are in the form of part of the BCCI protocol, which aims to prevent players from receiving unfair advantage in the era of aggressive power-touching.
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BCCI has authorized the match officials who inspect any bat, which they consider to be essential during the live game, mark a significant change from the previous sessions where such checks were limited to the dressing room.
“The umpires keep a house -shaped bat gauge. If the bat passes through that gauge, it is considered acceptable. We all have checked the bat before the onset of the innings. The players have handed over and checked to their willow,” a former BCCI umpire reported that more than 100 IPL games, in more than 100 IPL games, to the news agency.
“Now the question is whether any player provided a bat for the check and used another on the field? If this has happened, this protocol is welcome. The players always take many bats. While the weight can be different, height, width (bat face), depth (middle) and the width of the shore should be within the range set by the ICC.”
What are the rules on the size of the bat?
The ICC rules determine specific BAT dimensions. The width of the bat facial should not exceed 4.25 inches (10.79 cm), while the thickness of the bat is limited to 2.64 inches (6.7 cm).
The width of the edge may not exceed 1.56 inches (4 cm), and the total height of the bat should not exceed 38 inches (96.4 cm) from the base to the base.
BCCI has officially not said anything about whether the violation of any BAT dimension has inspired these random checks.
Bat dimensions It is important on modern cricket, as even Mishit Shots can travel a lot of distance in the stadium stand.
After 29 matches in the current IPL season, 525 sixes have already appeared, with West Indies batsman Nicolas Putran contributed 31 out of 31.
