Sunil Narine failed the compulsory bat check© X (Twitter)
Sunil Narine, the versatile Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has a world -renowned reputation to be an explosive striker in the cricket ball. However, the Antilles had to face the embarrassment during the match against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Tuesday when it failed to verify the usual bats. The Governance Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) introduced random checks of bats during the matches to prevent players from obtaining an unfair advantage in the matches. When the Narine bat was checked while she was preparing to go out, he turned out to break the acceptable limit.
A video of the failure of the checking of the Narine bats also surfaced on social networks, triggering a huge debate on the question of whether the West Indians beat the quieurs until the PBKS was using an “illegal bat”.
Glad that Narine is pulled at least during the striker. pic.twitter.com/gziclytc1x
– Sunil (@hitting_middle) April 16, 2025
Another player who failed a bat control during the PBKS VS KKR match in Mullanpur was the tail-Ender Anrich Nortje. Its bat was checked before leaving the bat against Punjab in the final stages of the match. Nortje was informed of the size limit and was forced to change the bat like Narine.
The bats of certain KKR strikers were verified by the reserve reserve Saiyed Khalid outside the play arena. After being informed that her bat exceeded the acceptable size limit, Narine even had a brief conversation with the reserve reserve about the same thing.
The young KKR, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, was also present when checking the bats of Narine, but he succeeded.
What are the battle-size rules?
According to the rules established by the Cricket Control Council in India (BCCI), the width of the bat face should not exceed the limit of 10.79 cm. There is also a control of the thickness of the blade which should not be greater than 6.7 cm. The width of the edge of the bat must be within the limit of 4 cm while the length of the bat should not exceed 96.4 cm.
Since the start of the IPL, bat controls have been carried out at random intervals in several games. The managers entered the players’ locker rooms to make compulsory checks. However, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Mumbai Indians (Mi) (Mi) (Mi) (Mi) (Mi) (Mi) saw the checks made on the ground, just outside the Budnae rope.
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