In international cricket matches, the boundary line is often 75-80 meters away. It is very difficult for players playing cricket at a lower level to hit fours or sixes in these grounds. But players playing at the international level send the ball out of the boundary line only with the help of their wrists. So is it only the magic of the wrists or does the bat also play some role in it? Batsmen like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Babar Azam and Steve Smith have bats of very high quality. You will probably be shocked to know how much a bat costs. At the same time, you will probably hold your head on knowing the price of the ball used in international matches.
Price of the bat
Virat Kohli is currently considered the best batsman in the world. If we take his example, Kohli plays with an English willow bat, which has a slight curve on the front part. The highest price of one of Kohli’s bats goes up to Rs 23,000. Usually the price of a bat is estimated on the basis of how many grains it has. Most international players use English willow bats, which are divided into 4 grades. The fourth grade bat has 4 grains, whose price starts from 5 thousand and goes up to 8 thousand. You can buy a 5th grade bat for around 8 thousand rupees. The starting price of an English willow bat with 6 grains is around 15 thousand and depending on the quality of the bat, this price can go up to 20 thousand.
Price of the ball
Red ball is used in test matches and white ball is used in limited overs cricket matches. But in the last few years, pink ball has also been implemented for test matches. Well, for international matches, usually only the ball manufactured by Kookaburra and SG company is used. The price of Kookaburra’s red ball is Rs 8,500 on Khelmart online sports shopping website. The price of the ball has also been seen up to 15 thousand on different shopping portals. At the same time, the price of white turf ball is Rs 19 thousand on the internet. But the prices of different portals are much lower than this.