5 most commonly used bats by international cricketers

International cricketers choose their bats on their own depending upon its face, grip, willow and weight. Some batsmen like to use a heavyweight bat while others go for a light weight one. Also, there are different willows to choose from like the Kashmir Willow and the English Willow.

It mainly depends upon the choice of the batsman or the format of the game like a batsman may choose a different for a Twenty20 match as compared to that chosen in a Test match. Here are five of the most popularly used cricket bats by international players:

#5 SS Gladiator Ton

Sareen Sports Industries manufactures cricket bats, helmets, kit bags and other cricketing items. The company was founded back in 1969 and is serving SS Gladiator Ton bats all over the world since they launched it in 1976. Their headquarters are in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Players like Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Andre Russell, Darren Bravo have used the SS Ton Gladiator bats.

#4 Reebok Blast

Reebok is one of the widely used sports brands around the world and its Reebok Blast bat is one of the most widely used bats around the cricketing world. The weight of this bat very light and is made of English I Willow and also Sarawak Cane handle with thick edges. Players like MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Sanath Jayasuriya & Gautam Gambhir have used this bat.

#3 Kookaburra Kahuna

Kookaburra is one of the top brands in cricket and is famous for producing a lot of cricket bats. In 1890, Alfred Grace Thompson founded this bat and it has a sweet spot and has a lightweight power.

Their headquarters are in Moorabbin, Melbourne, Australia and the bats are served in Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, India, and Bangladesh. Martin Guptill, Ricky Pointing, Moeen Ali all used Kookaburra Kahuna.

#2 MRF

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MRF or Madras Rubber Factory Limited is a leading tyre producing company but it manufactures cricket bats as well. MRF was founded in Tiruvottiyur, Madras in 1946 and the headquarters of MRF is in Chennai only. It is one of the oldest companies as great batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Prithvi Shaw, AB de Villiers, Steve Waugh have used the MRF bats.

#1 Gray Nicolls Viper

Gray Nicolls is a famous cricket bat manufacturing company which is owned by Grays Internationals. These bats have the highest technology, so are placed on a bit pricier side. The bats were founded in 1855 and headquarters are in Robertsbridge, a village in East Sussex. Current famous players like Manish Pandey, David Warner, Alastair Cook, Karun Nair and Shivnarine Chanderpaul all use their bats.