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Title: Babar Azam new bat sponsor incoming ?
Post by: Thamesvalley on December 30, 2024, 10:55:07 PM
A big surprise if true ..
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Post by: gihanrat on December 31, 2024, 10:35:23 AM
CA?
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Post by: Thamesvalley on December 31, 2024, 11:32:38 AM
Looks like the money was too much to say no ….
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Post by: Kulli on December 31, 2024, 01:03:18 PM
Guessing an Indian brand then.
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Post by: Thamesvalley on December 31, 2024, 01:30:08 PM
Unlikely due to the political situation … prob a home grown brand .. probably CA

I thought he would GN for longer than this tenure …
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Post by: ch1p on December 31, 2024, 02:24:42 PM
Hope it’s MRF
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Post by: gihanrat on December 31, 2024, 04:34:49 PM
Unlikely to be an Indian brand, esp with current cricketing tensions re: holding Ind/PK matches at neutral venues.

Thought I saw social media say it was CA. Only other big brand likely to be MB Malik if home grown company.
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Post by: Thamesvalley on December 31, 2024, 05:26:54 PM
Its CA

GN have posted about it just now that he’s gone …

CA is the right home as it’s prob the only Pakistani brand that can put up the money he wants …

MB don’t seem to hang on to anyone .. Ca needs a big name again
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Post by: gihanrat on December 31, 2024, 05:37:50 PM
Yep, and it seems CA are bringing out a new line, the BA56 (nicked from GN?) in honour of their new signing.
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Post by: gihanrat on December 31, 2024, 08:07:08 PM
BA56

https://www.instagram.com/casports.official/p/DEQSiGIMBm9/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/casports.official/p/DEQSiGIMBm9/?hl=en)
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Post by: jimmy23 on December 31, 2024, 09:32:49 PM
BA56

https://www.instagram.com/casports.official/p/DEQSiGIMBm9/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/casports.official/p/DEQSiGIMBm9/?hl=en)

Wearing blanked out G Nics shockwave gloves 🤔
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Post by: mr_reagan on December 31, 2024, 10:26:21 PM
Wearing blanked out G Nics shockwave gloves 🤔

odd, thats not even the current seasons GN softs is it? CA must be running a bit behind on their line of softs for him, have to think its in the pipeline
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Post by: Yorkershire on December 31, 2024, 10:48:50 PM
Really not liking the branding and design. Looks naff and a bit rushed, especially for your flagship player. Hopefully they will get some decent branding done as I like CA bats.
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Post by: gihanrat on December 31, 2024, 11:41:06 PM
Really not liking the branding and design. Looks naff and a bit rushed, especially for your flagship player. Hopefully they will get some decent branding done as I like CA bats.

Never liked the branding of CA bats, bat will be made by his go-to batmaker (ahem, no change there then?😂) so it will just be the cosmetics that will be different.
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Post by: Thamesvalley on January 01, 2025, 12:40:55 AM
I presume that will happen as why change a proven formula although CA can produce gun bats themselves …
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Post by: whysoserious on January 01, 2025, 02:29:56 AM
Never liked the branding of CA bats, bat will be made by his go-to batmaker (ahem, no change there then?😂) so it will just be the cosmetics that will be different.

Go to batmaker being Alex?
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Post by: whysoserious on January 01, 2025, 10:58:03 PM
https://x.com/cricketfangir1/status/1874400569672302692?s=46

Not the best looking design…
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Post by: Neon Cricket on January 03, 2025, 09:32:58 AM
https://x.com/cricketfangir1/status/1874400569672302692?s=46

Not the best looking design…

Looks like any other CA bat really, just in-keeping with their usual branding. I'm not sure I see it as any real commercial loss to GN to be honest, wouldn't be a move I would've made even if I had the budget.
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Post by: thebigginge on January 03, 2025, 10:09:00 AM
He's a lovely guy, it's been a good challenge working alongside him to get his bats how he wants.

Sad to see him leave, but that's what happens in this business. Not everyone is a one brand player, Babar is now up to 4, he's certainly not at Samit Patels levels of switching yet.....😁
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Post by: Buzz on January 05, 2025, 04:18:22 PM
Barbar once again demonstrating that age old truth, if you get a new bat you will score more runs.
(sorry Alex 😂)
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Post by: Yorkershire on January 05, 2025, 11:51:01 PM
Barbar once again demonstrating that age old truth, if you get a new bat you will score more runs.
(sorry Alex 😂)

He's clearly a lurker on here and has taken on the sound sentiments of CBF.
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Post by: Jimbo on January 06, 2025, 09:31:54 AM
He's clearly a lurker on here and has taken on the sound sentiments of CBF.

Thanks to Alex we already know he's fussy enough to have specific bat specs, he'd fit right in 😂
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Post by: thebigginge on January 06, 2025, 09:47:23 AM
Barbar once again demonstrating that age old truth, if you get a new bat you will score more runs.
(sorry Alex 😂)

I think there is a strong chance at least one of his CA bats is one of mine it's probably very thin by now to get the edge branding out 🤣🤣🤣

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEclvjuCAsl/?igsh=MWIzOHE1N3pqMWlmbg== (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEclvjuCAsl/?igsh=MWIzOHE1N3pqMWlmbg==)

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Post by: gihanrat on January 06, 2025, 11:01:45 AM
I think there is a strong chance at least one of his CA bats is one of mine it's probably very thin by now to get the edge branding out 🤣🤣🤣

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEclvjuCAsl/?igsh=MWIzOHE1N3pqMWlmbg== (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEclvjuCAsl/?igsh=MWIzOHE1N3pqMWlmbg==)

Not surprised! He clearly knows what he wants specs-wise, and you've done a stellar job for him in recent years Alex - he prob picked up a large batch of willow prior to the big reveal! Then doing a woodworm job to keep the new bosses happy!  :D - we should let him know that Kohli is all out of sandpaper though!
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Post by: Buzz on January 06, 2025, 02:13:40 PM
I think there is a strong chance at least one of his CA bats is one of mine it's probably very thin by now to get the edge branding out 🤣🤣🤣

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEclvjuCAsl/?igsh=MWIzOHE1N3pqMWlmbg== (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEclvjuCAsl/?igsh=MWIzOHE1N3pqMWlmbg==)

No one wants facts getting in the way of excuses for needing new kit.
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Post by: Bats_Entertainment on January 07, 2025, 05:45:45 PM
I think there is a strong chance at least one of his CA bats is one of mine it's probably very thin by now to get the edge branding out 🤣🤣🤣

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEclvjuCAsl/?igsh=MWIzOHE1N3pqMWlmbg== (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEclvjuCAsl/?igsh=MWIzOHE1N3pqMWlmbg==)

Some of the other posts on that account are worth a look too.
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Post by: whysoserious on January 13, 2025, 09:55:31 PM
Videos going around of Babar at the CA factory, doesn’t look overly enthusiastic with the bats. He also rocked up with one of his GN Ventus bats in tow.

https://youtu.be/TiWbx9l-2rY?si=Pni8IibOGujmgZG7
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Post by: Thamesvalley on January 13, 2025, 11:03:24 PM
He probably just brought it to copy , Might take a little while to get the bat he wants right, seemed like some guns in the video . CA bats are guns
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Post by: Yorkershire on January 14, 2025, 10:15:36 AM
He probably just brought it to copy , Might take a little while to get the bat he wants right, seemed like some guns in the video . CA bats are guns

Think its easier to use an existing bat as a reference point, so any tweaks are easier to explain.
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Post by: Yorkershire on January 14, 2025, 10:38:09 AM
PS Another video Pakistan Female International showing the CA factory start about 6:02. Its in urdu but really shows the scale of the CA factory. I never realised how big the CA factory is, I know MB Malik has multiple sites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOCJgYvjiks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOCJgYvjiks)\

Manufacturing clothing, pads, gloves, tennis balls and even bat grips inhouse. Pretty impressive. Not many other brands in Pakistan come anywhere near.

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Post by: Jan Hfyz on March 11, 2025, 11:09:35 AM
PS Another video Pakistan Female International showing the CA factory start about 6:02. Its in urdu but really shows the scale of the CA factory. I never realised how big the CA factory is, I know MB Malik has multiple sites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOCJgYvjiks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOCJgYvjiks)\

Manufacturing clothing, pads, gloves, tennis balls and even bat grips inhouse. Pretty impressive. Not many other brands in Pakistan come anywhere near.

Yes, i have been following her Youtube channel, she provided a good blog about CA factory. I do know Hindi, so listening to her was quite easy for me  :D The brand is really impressive the way they are manufacturing all products is remarkable. ;)