Difficult to say if the bats are dodgy (as in laminated, carbon etc) or just continuous improvement on the theme of lighter, better willow. In any case, the 3 players who batted really well today (Vijay, Watson, Ojha) all thrive on timing and holding the shape. Which on a batting surface like Chepauk was a very potent combination unlike the power sloggers like Pathan and Raina. Except Morkel who is in the power camp but batted really well today.