Cricket is a very fashionable game. It has so many accessories that dress you up in style irrespective of whether you bat or bowl or field. However, though they are stylish, it is meant for your protection. It is very essential as you are facing a hard leather cork ball of 5 and a half oz of weight. It can be quite hazardous if you do not protect yourself properly. People have lost their careers thanks to severe injuries. In fact, some have even died.
Most Essential Accessories
However, the most essential accessories to play the sport are the cricket bat and cricket ball. Without which the sport simply cannot be played. The cricket bat is simply made out of white willow from trees. It should be no more than 38 inches long and 4.25 inches wide. It is treated with linseed oil for implementing a protective function. Those days the bats were seasoned for about 6 months or so and then used in matches. However, the quality of bats has come a long way, and thus these days we can directly use it in games as soon as we buy it.
Typically There Are Two Kinds of Bats
One with a thicker blade and another with a thinner blade. The blade part of the bat is the focal point of the bat. The shot derives its power from that position. Thicker bats are usually heavier. There are suitable for low bouncing wickets where you cannot expect much of short pitch stuff and allow you to play punchy strokes in the front foot.
However, since these New Balance Cricket bats are heavier you might find it difficult to play the cut and pull strokes when a ball is being bowled short of a length. On fast and bouncy wickets, it's even harder and you end up muddled in various postures if you are not quick enough when a bowler bowls at 140kmph. On such wickets, I suggest you for the thinner blade ones which are easier to lift to pull or hook and cut.
Cricket Balls also Come in Two Varieties
Either they are white or red. White is used on ODI's and the red ones are used in test games. Technically speaking, a ball comes with either a protruded broad leather strip or a thin leather strip. The thin leather straps allow you to swing better. The thick strip allows you to seam from the wickets. However, the thicker one gives you a better grip than the thinner counterpart and thus helps spinners to grip better once the ball becomes old.
