BCCI Breaks Silence On ‘Bat Check’ Debate As Umpire Pulls Up KKR’s Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine and Anrich Nortje of Kolkata Knight Riders have become the first two players to be denied the use of their first-choice bats while the Cricket Control Council (BCCI) intensifies its “ `Bat-Check ” diet. The KKR duo failed the Gauge check in the first Indian League match (IPL) 2025 against the kings of Punjab on Tuesday. Some other Patters bats have also been verified, but only Narine and Nortje failed the test. The Governor of IPL, Arun Dhumal, broke his silence on this subject, affirming the “way to follow” in the T20 League.

Bat checks have been in place for a long time, but tests on the ground are something that the BCCI has introduced this season. Just as some players are preparing to walk on the field, the referees show up at random to give the size of their bats. Even on the ground, the skipper of the Indians of Mumbai, Hardya Pandya, passed once compared to the bat.

“No one should think that someone has an induced advantage. BCCI and IPL have always taken all initiatives in this direction so that the equity of the game is maintained. We have used the technology as much as possible to ensure that all decisions can be examined so that games are not unjustly affected.

With scores in IPL crossing the mark of 200 points more often now, there have been many debates around the balance between the bat and the balloon. Overdown bats have also become a problem. The same has been admitted by an international striker.

“They increased the lower part of the bat, because it is the battle area where drummers try to contact the ball. More wood around the” ideal point “and less wood near the handle gives more power,” said an international drummer, aware of the problems, said in the newspaper.