Traditionally carved from top-quality willow, famous bat-makers, source the bulk of their willow wood from Kashmir.
Ashwin said that he has never seen an SG Test's seam starting to peel off like it happened in this match.
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The Indian bowlers, it was evident, were not happy about the condition of the red cherry
'In cold weather conditions, when you are not sweating at all, how do you use sweat?'
Equipment manufacturer Sanspareils Greenlands have assured their pink balls would not discolour easily but concerns linger in both camps.
'We've Tested the ball in very rough conditions. But having grass on the wicket is very important for the colour to last longer'
'A Dukes ball is still good quality, Kookaburra is still good quality. Whatever limitations a Kookaburra might have (seam goes flat), the quality is never compromised'
We have all had heroes. We have all wanted to be someone else. But there was nobody I wanted to be more than I wanted to be Sunil Gavaskar, notes Harsha Bhogle.
'There could be a law where you can say from the 15th over or the 20th over, you can give the wax polish to the bowlers.'
Much like Dhoni, Pant is an aggressive ball-belter who keeps wickets. But he will require enormous work on his keeping if he is to reach anywhere close to Dhoni's absurdly high standards, notes Dhruv Munjal.
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