English company to flood Indian market with revolutionary cricket equipment.
Matthew Hayden’s batting has been eminently forgettable this IPL but his bat has been spectacularly unforgettable. The former Australian opener has made Mongoose bat a house-hold name in India. Virtually if not literally. Few IPL watchers have failed to notice the ‘sweet and short’ willow wielded by him.
Yes, sweet and short because the sweet spot on the bat is 120 per cent bigger than the conventional bat and the blade is 33 per cent shorter with a longish handle. Bio mechanists have certified that Mongoose offers the batsmen 20 per cent more power and 15 per cent more bat speed than a common bat. So there she goes — boom!
Marcus Codrington Fernandez, the man who designed Mongoose, says the bat is for Twenty20 although Hayden ‘believes’ that it could be seen in the Tests in a year. “How can a bat used by players like Geoff Boycott can be used in T20 by the likes of Virender Sehwag, Adam Gilchrist…?”
So the first germ of Mongoose’s innovation came from that thought. “It is not just that alone,” Marcus, who came to DNA office recently to demonstrate the chemistry and power of his innovation. “Cricket wear has been more than 50 years old. Nothing new has come of late although the game has changed drastically.”
Oh! ya? Then why only the bat and why not other cricket gear?
“Coming soon,” he declares. “We’re not just into production of bats alone. We will come out with our brand of gloves and pads.” And wicket-keeping gloves? “Our keeping gloves are the best in the world.” Marcus is confident.
The unique feature of the pads, he claims, will be much more slimmer. Meaning? “Wearing them, the batsmen can run as freely as Usain Bolt,” the brand architect from London purrs. “The batting and keeping gloves will be much more thinner and lighter.”
The Englishman says the challenge for him is to come out with a revolutionary ball. “The present white ball is of no use. We’re working on a new one. Watch out.”
The English firm now wants to sign a few Indian players to use the bat as early as World T20. “We are close to signing up with a few players,” Marcus says without revealing the names. “You will see quite a few batsmen using Mongoose in the West Indies.”
Mongoose, each costing Rs25,000, has already hit the Indian market and all of them have been sold out. Now the company plans to flood the market with the Indian version of Mongoose which could be much more affordable. “You will get it for Rs6,000,” he reveals before packing the Mongoose bat. Why is it called Mongoose, by the way? “Because it is a vicious, mean little creature,” he signs off.
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