IPL 2025 ka drama ab sirf boundaries tak seemit nahi raha – ab bats bhi headlines bana rahe hain! Punjab Kings ke khilaaf failed run chase ke dauraan Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ke teen bade players ke bats umpires ke gauge test me fail ho gaye. Aur yeh sab ho raha tha ek aise match me, jahan target sirf 112 runs ka tha!
Match ke dauraan on-field umpires Mohit Krishnadas aur Saidharshan Kumar ne Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, aur Anrich Nortje ke bats ko illegal batate hue unse turant bat replace karwa liya. Narine to pitch par aane se pehle hi pakde gaye, Russell 11th over me aaye aur unka bat bhi fail ho gaya. End me Nortje ka bhi bat change karwana pada.
“Umpires have a new toy. Batters coming in with their 2nd choice bats… Check the scores… haha,” – Dale Steyn on X
Ye sab hua jab KKR sirf 95 runs par all out ho gayi, aur PBKS ne IPL history ka sabse chhota defend kiya gaya total record banaya!
Bat Size Ka Rule Kya Kehta Hai?
ICC ke rules ke hisaab se, bat ki maximum width 4.33 inches, depth 2.68 inches aur edges 1.61 inches se zyada nahi honi chahiye. Bulge bhi 0.20 inches se zyada nahi ho sakta. In players ke bats ne in parameters ko cross kar diya tha.
“Andre Russell ka bat gauge me fass gaya tha.” – @Vipul_Espeaks
On-field Bat Checks – BCCI Ka Naya Tadka
Pehle bat checks dressing room me hote the, lekin ab BCCI ne match ke dauraan hi bat testing ka naya trend shuru kar diya hai. Ye move players ko loopholes ka faida uthane se rok raha hai. Ab koi bhi oversized bat leke field me nahi aa sakta – umpire ready hain check karne!
“Narine bat check by umpire” – @tappumessi
Players Ka Reaction Kya Tha?
Nitish Rana ne bataya ki pichle match me 60–70% batsmen ke bats check hue the. Unhone kaha:
“There is shortage of time in T20s, and if the umpires have the time to check the bat, I guess it is their right to do so – even my bat was checked.”
Mohit Sharma ne thoda masti bhare andaaz me kaha:
“That’s really good, please check those bats. As it is we have been seeing such big sixes. If a bat or two are caught oversized then ban them also.”
Ab dekhna ye hai ki KKR ki team iss embarrassment ke baad kaise comeback karti hai, aur kya baaki franchises bhi apne bats ko double-check karna shuru karengi!
