Iss “WADA” se mujhe Bacchao

After 46 months of continuous cricket and media attention, team India will have 43 days free to enjoy. Till September there is no cricket for Team India. The cricketers will be away from the cricket. They can enjoy their private life during this free time. But, this will remain a dream for them as they will not be able to enjoy their privacy.

Players are asked to make their 3 months schedule in advance. The players will have to tell WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) their schedule from 6 A.M. to 11 P.M. for all the 7 days of the week for 3 months in advance. They will have to remain drug free for all the 365 days in the year. They will have to be ready for the test any time 365 days whenever they are asked to give the test. If the players miss the 3 tests then they will be treated guilty under the WADA Act.

They will also have to keep 1 hour free for the Dope test. For this they can fill online form or can mail their schedule to WADA directly. This new rule came from January, 2009. The earlier rule was little liberal having the time limit from 5 A.M. to 11 P.M. for only 5 days a week. They had to be prepared for only 3 times for the test. But now the rules have changed and the players will have to work according to the rule made by WADA.

The players of team India is not in favour of leaving their privacy and thus they have written a letter to the BCCI about this. Harbhajan, Yuvraj, and Sehwag have written the letter to BCCI. They are against the rules of the WADA. BCCI has joined the WADA rule before 3 years and now the players will have to follow the rule made by WADA as BCCI come under WADA.

The cricketers will have to follow the rule as they cannot break the chain and rule according to their wish. Cricketers come under BCCI, BCCI comes under ICC and ICC comes under the rule of WADA, so players are under the rules and they have to follow the rules.

The WADA works for all the sports all over the world. The Indian cricketers are the not only players who are against the rule, but there are other players from other sports who are of same opinion. Rafel Nadal, the tennis player had told ITF (International Tennis Federation) about this. Lolo Jones, American athletic has also shown her disagreement against WADA rule.

 

Mongoose Bat: New invention in T20 cricket

T20 form of cricket is a new form of cricket. It has changed the definition of the cricket and after the IPL and T20 World Cup its popularity has climbed many mountains. There are different shots and rules which has been included in the game to make it more interesting for the viewers. There is another big change in the game after permitting the Mongoose Bat and the Double side bat in the T20 format.

We all have seen the original cricket bat having the size of 38 inch long and its breath of appro 4-4.25 inch. The original bat was first used in the year 1624. It is about 385 years old. But it will be replaced by the Mongoose Bat and double side bat soon in T20 format. The original will be in the ODIs and the Test matches. These bats are long and the grip is short.

Mongoose Bats are boon to the batsman and curse to the ballers as the players can easily throw the ball to the boundary, can make it a six and can easily play the reverse sweep shot. The length of the grip and the handle is more then the original bat. The grip and the handle is double in the size as well as the blade is double in size. It is around 5 cm in thickness. The grip is made around 43% long then the original cricket bat.

It can be easy for the batsman to play the York length ball and can convert that into 4 or 6. It can make the big strokes very easy. Sweep area is made stronger so that a batsman can hit the ball very hard. There are some drawbacks as well like the splice/shoulder is made short. Because of this the batsman cannot defend easily, so it becomes compulsory for the batsman to come forward for the defence.

The double side bat can be used to play shots from both the sides of the bat easily. It is straight from both the sides which help to play from both sides. Reverse sweep shots can be easily played in less time. With the original bat the batsman has to curve his wrist and hit the ball for the reverse sweep, but with the double side bat he can hit the ball without curving the wrist which saves around 2-3 seconds.

Both the bats have been used in the game earlier. Stuart Law from Australia has already played with the Mongoose in a match. David Warner from Australia has played with the double side bat for South Australia against New South Wales. With the changes in the format there are changes which happen in the tools of the game. ICC is thinking of changing the colour of the ball for the Test match which can be reduced from 5 days match to 4 days day-night Test match. Besides this the Australian and the New Zealand Wicket-Keepers were seen wearing a new type of helmet which can protect their head and the face.