Now I know many people have used a bat that a Misbah or Bell or another pro handed down to a club cricketer who handed it down to a bat affictionado, but I'm always reminded of a quote from Haydo's biography when I hear such stories, Haydo writes "Andrew Symonds’ simple theory on bats is that there are three types: those you use in a game, those you use in the nets – and those you probably wouldn’t use yourself, so you give them to fast bowlers and tell them how good they are."
Now I'm sure pro's get all sorts of bats, from the absolute guns to decent bats that are not good enough for international cricket. My belief is that no player would ever gift a bat good enough to use in a match to anyone.
So my question is, has anyone here ever had the opportunity to tap up or net with a "real" pro's bat ? If so, how much better were they compared to the "guns" we buy off the shelf or get one of our custom makers to build ?
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