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General Cricket => Players => Topic started by: 19reading87 on November 15, 2015, 05:48:16 PM

Title: Brendon McCullum
Post by: 19reading87 on November 15, 2015, 05:48:16 PM
Watching the highlights of the test match and they said that McCullum is using a 3lb 1oz bat! That is heavy!! Especially when Starc is bowling 100mph
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: ProCricketer1982 on November 15, 2015, 05:49:28 PM
Probably keeps him playing straighter having such a silly weighted bat
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: csnew on November 15, 2015, 06:04:18 PM
Also take Into consideration channel 9's commentary team have a habit of exaggerating things
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: jwebber86 on November 15, 2015, 06:09:00 PM
sounds like a proper man size bat
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: ProCricketer1982 on November 15, 2015, 07:15:04 PM
99.9% sure when rob made him some bats they weren't 3lb
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: smilley792 on November 15, 2015, 07:20:29 PM
Sat in b3 once playing with a few of Aaron finches bats, that all weighed spot on 2.10


Then Watched a t20 that evening and an aus commentator spouting that finches bats are massive and weighs round the 3lb mark.


I think commentators just talk rubbish a lot!
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: potzy248 on November 15, 2015, 08:13:51 PM
Bit off topic but talking about exaggerations. Did I see Mitch Marsh clocked at 160kph yesterday? lol
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: potzy248 on November 15, 2015, 09:07:49 PM
It was Starc

I saw Starc, but Mitch Marsh was bowling and it definitely came up with 160kph. The crowd roared when they saw it.
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: ProCricketer1982 on November 16, 2015, 03:33:22 AM
I saw Starc, but Mitch Marsh was bowling and it definitely came up with 160kph. The crowd roared when they saw it.


Still starc
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: potzy248 on November 16, 2015, 04:07:12 AM
So Starc then. Glad to clear that up.
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: bostoncricketer on November 16, 2015, 04:42:00 AM
The other day Laxman was commentating on the All Stars league game and said the GN behemoth that Sanga was using was just 2lbs...lol..I don't think he even knows how much his own bats weigh..
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: amritpremi on November 16, 2015, 05:02:28 AM
The other day Laxman was commentating on the All Stars league game and said the GN behemoth that Sanga was using was just 2lbs...lol..I don't think he even knows how much his own bats weigh..

Laxman might be talking about his own bat  ;). I once received a bat from Laxman's kit (during IPL-1) and that was a matchstick, a rather "Explosive matchstick" and weighed around 2.6. Even with it's unbelievable ping I couldn't use it as it was too light, a mate used it a lot who would just flick effortless sixes on the leg side.
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: sanredrose on November 16, 2015, 05:26:27 AM
Commentator's have no clue about these stuff. I had met Sanga once during his practice session in Kochi (2011 IPL). He was using a SS Limited Edition bat weighing 1140 grams. I am quite sure he wouldn't reduce the weight so low ... I can see him moving 1 or 2 oz up or down. But 2lb 7oz to 2lb is a big drop and its impossible.
Title: Brendon McCullum
Post by: Thesmiff on November 16, 2015, 07:06:28 AM
I saw Starc, but Mitch Marsh was bowling and it definitely came up with 160kph. The crowd roared when they saw it.

I saw that bit on TV yesterday too, I didn't believe it so I rewound it. They were supposed to be playing a replay of the 160kph delivery as the 'play of the day' but they messed it up and played the audio only over marsh bowling 'live'. The whole team being called Mitchell only confused matters more
Title: Re: Brendon McCullum
Post by: big hitter on November 16, 2015, 07:48:03 PM
He has very fast hands imagine if he used something lighter it would feel like a tooth pick to him


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