Cricket Bat  is an important part of a cricket players and players performance is highly depends on good cricket bat. Higher end or Professional cricket bats are made of premium English Willow imported from UK. (Checkout the Bat Manufacturing Process). With proper Bat selection , Player can enhance the performance upto a great extent. So role of cricket bat is very important .

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Following are some important parameters of a Good Cricket bat:

1. A good English Willow bat should be lightweight in nature.

2. It should offer better balance so that player can play shots easily.

3. It should offer best punch so that maximum energy can be transferred to cricket ball.

4. Bat willow should be durable in nature, Durable willow will last long and offer better performance.

5. Handle of bat should be made of good cane with lamination technique so that it can provide better rigidity and flex.

6. Grains of bat should be clear and around 8 to 10 in numbers.

7. Willow should be of single color and there should be no hard wood in willow.

 

Now we are listing the Best Cricket bats in 2018 :

 

1.0   MRF Genius Grand Edition Virat kohli:

1. This Bat is endorsed by Indian cricket Team captain Virat kohli and as its name suggest it shows that aggression. Bat is developed with finest english willow imported from UK.  To get maximum willow performance , willow is processed with natural technique. Grains of willow looks soft and straight. Player will get around 7 to 11 straight grains in the bat with clear profile.

2. Bat Shape is traditional which offers all round type of performance. Its sweet spot is located at mid to low position which is designed to generate maximum power.

3. Back profile of this bat full which gives super pack sweet spot for destructive power on shots.

4. This MRF bat () is equipped with 12 Piece cane handle for perfect rigidity.

5. This cricket bat has curved blade and thick blade for good sweet spot. It comes with toe guard protector for long life. This bat is not overly weighty. It is in fact beautifully weighted with a quick pick up and great balance when facing up to all the great aspects of ingenious modern day bat making. This cricket bat is suitable for professional level players

6. Bat compressed very well which offers hard playing surface to perfect ping.

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2.0 Kookaburra Royale Players Edition:

Kookaburra Royale Players bat is Power drive 12 Piece Sarawak Cane Round Handle for strength and flexibility.The Kookaburra Royale Players Cricket Bat is made of hand selected unbleached top grade willow with naturally air dried process.Kookaburra Royale Players Cricket Bat is developed with super spine concept. Super spine is the concept which is developed on top of the traditional bat spine. This spine combines with big edge of bat and gives super power on shots.It is a mid sweet spot positioned bat with big edge (40 to 42 mm), With full back profile .This bat is developed with grade 1 and player will get 7-9 grains.

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3.0   MRF Genius Elite:

1. This ultra lightweight English Willow cricket Bat is endorsed versatile cricketer Ab De Villiers and shows the signature style of Ab De Villiers.Bat is developed with finest english willow imported from UK.  To get maximum willow performance , willow is processed with natural technique. Grains of willow looks soft and straight. Player will get around 7 to 11 straight grains in the bat with clear profile.

2. Bat Shape is prepared by keeping in mind the modern game need. Its shape allow player to hit improvisational shots.Its sweet spot is located at mid position which is designed to generate maximum power.

3. This bat is developed for professional cricket players with morten day game need.

4. Bat is compressed hard so that it can provide best and hard playing surface.

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4.0   Gray Nicolls players:

1. Lightweight english willow bat from Gray nicolls. This bat is endorsed by Alister Cook. Bat profile and its shape suits the playing style of Alister Cook. Prepared with finest English Willow from UK , this bat provide best in class performance.This bat is beautifully handcrafted in Australia.

2. Bat face is prepared with POWERCURVE which enhances the feel of stroke play. Power curve concept is used the curve face which results into better punch on strokes.

3. It is even bow , mid sweet spot position bat for all round type of performance.

4. Bat handle is made of 12 piece swark cane for optimum flexibility and rigidity.

5. Overall  this bat is suitable for all round type of player.

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5.0  Gray Nicolls Kaboom Warner Bat:

1. GN Kaboom Bat is mid weight English willow cricket bat with big edge convention profile bat for modern game need. It huge profile cricket bat for destructive power on shots. Bat is made of Premium English Willow with superb grain profile. This bat is endorsed by David Warner.

2. Bat sweet spot is located at mid of the bat with full back profile. The combination of mid sweet spot and full back profile offers best in class ping from the bat surface.

3. Kaboom series of bats are developed for aggressive cricket players with powerpack performance.

4. Face of the bat is curved which gives better power to shots.

5. Bat is equipped with 12 piece cane handle which is designed to give better rigidity and control.

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6.0   SG Sunny Legend:

1. SG sunny legend is a lightweight cricket bat from the house of SG cricket. It is made of premium English willow cleft imported from UK. Bat is handcrafted at SG ,Meerut factory with skilled SG work manship.

2. This bat is endorsed indian cricket player cheteshwar pujara and its shows the style statement of Pujara.

3. Bat profile is traditional and back profile is full. Full back profile offers better power transfer to ball.

4. Its unique shape and profile helps in placing shots like pujata. Like more cuts , drives and pull shots.

5. Bat sweet spot is located at mid to low which is suitable for subcontinent pitches.

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7. SS Ton Gladiator:

1. Gladiator is top line cricket bat in SS range. It is made from Top grade or players grade English willow cleft. Bat sweet spot and its balance are kept as mid to Low which insures the better swing and momentum of bat during big hits. Spine of this bat is traditionally designed and developed for maximum power and control.

2. This bat is endorsed by Indian cricket player Murli Vijay.

3. This bat is developed with low to mid sweet spot position & it is perfectly balanced cricket bat for maximum power and control. Made from players grade English Willow Cleft which gives 7 to 12 straight grains with embossed like grains profile.Big Edge Profile: Edge of this cricket bat is around 40 to 44 mm which insures the maximum power.Slight bow which generates perfectly balanced pick up to deliver increased power.

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8. Kookaburra Kahuna Player Edition:

1. Kookaburra Kahuna Players English Willow cricket bat is limited edition and top end model from Kahuna series which is endorsed by Ricky Ponting. With Top Quality Unbleached English Willow, Kahuna Players will provide test match quality performance and superb power & control which cricket players always search in a bat.

2. This bat is endorsed by Martin Guptill

3. Kahuna Players cricket bat with mid position sweet spot and edge thickness of 38 mm gives perfect blend of power and aggression. Kahuna Players collection is suitable for advance and club players.

4. This bat is developed by master bat maker with high quality standards of Kookaburra to deliver test level performance and ODI level strike rate. With Flat “power plus” face and thicker edges, cricketer will get extra benefits which can be capitalized to score more runs.

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9.  New Balance Limited Edition:

1. Top range cricket bat from New balance cricket developed with top grade english willow. Bat profile and its shape is develop by considering modern game need.

2. It is a latest English willow cricket bat from New Balance and endorsed by Joe Root. Bat is equipped with signature style on Joe Root. It is equipped with large sweet spot and big edge which gives better and effective playing area as required by modern cricket game requirements. Player who wants to hit powerful shots will definitely like this bat.

3. It massive edge is designed to generate maximum punch which gives sufficient power to ball to cross the boundaries. Made from grade 1+ premium unbleached English willow (No bleaching process is done to hide the hard wood of bat) with DC 1080 will provide to best performance. It balance, willow performance and effective weight distribution will help in performing well on ground.

10.  Bas Bow 20-20:

1. Bas Bow 20-20 bat is manufacture at BAS jalandhar factory. This bat is developed with premium english willow cleft which offers best class willow performance.with Natural dried technique , player will get best in class willow performance.

2. In premium English Willow , player will get clean playing surface with maximum number of grains. There will no hard wood and blemishes on bat face.

3. Bat sweet spot is mid to low which is suitable for bouncy cricket pitches.

4. Bat profile is traditional and it is ultralight weight bat for players like hashim amla.