Innovations of the game - 2

The mongooge bat





The Mongoose is tailor-made for the short format. Subtlety is not its strong suit. With a five centimetre thick base that boasts a sweet spot twice the size of that on a traditional bat, even the pace bowler's saving grace - a yorker - can be dispatched to the ropes.

Without changing ones technique, the bat allows one to hit the ball harder and further. Its power is phenomenal. It's a weapon of mass destruction

The MCC has already rejected dozens of submissions, including one bat with holes drilled into the blade for aerodynamic purposes, described by observers as a "Swiss cheese bat".

But they passed this one, used for the first time by former Australian batsman Stuart Law during a county Twenty20 match last year. And now Hayden at IPL 2010.

The Mongoose is poised to rewrite record books in the same way that titanium-headed drivers and graphite rackets revolutionised golf and tennis. Because it can be lighter in weight while still offering great power, the Mongoose is ideal for players of all abilities and style.