The low bounce on Indian pitches made Warner realise that he may be hitting balls from the decrease center or the underside a part of his bat, which led him to an experiment to be able to affirm his notion.
“I simply mainly put a sheet of paper over the underside of the bat and simply labored out the place I constantly hit the ball from the (bowling) machine. It was actually beneath the center of the bat, in all probability 5-6 centimetres from the underside,” Warner was quoted by stuff.co.nz.
“It’s weird, however it’s simply the place I’ve all the time hit the ball.”
Nevertheless, the 37-year-old veteran batter would not all the time use the identical bat all through an innings. Warner retains switching between his inventory of willows relying on the burden, who’s bowling and the calls for of the state of affairs.
“I’ve all the time requested for low middles, however over right here (in India) particularly, simply an additional low center as a result of the ball doesn’t bounce as a lot. If I get onto a pull shot too early, it usually hits the toe (of the bat), so you’ve a thicker toe. And a fraction heavier on the slower wickets. I modify between a lighter one and a heavier one all through the sport, relying on who’s bowling,” stuff.co.nz quoted Warner as saying.
The unsusual form of Warner’s specially-crafted bats has caught the eye of his former teammates.
“It’s a totally completely different form than what you see as a standard, conventional-shaped bat,” mentioned former Australia captain Ricky Ponting.
One other ex-Aussie skipper Aaron Finch was quoted: “It’s obtained a lot wooden down the underside.”
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With 446 runs in eight matches, together with two centuries and one fifty, at a mean of 55.75, Warner leads the scoring charts for Australia and is fourth presently within the checklist of event’s prime run-getters.
Whereas it is unclear if Warner obtained these bats made particularly for the World Cup or has been utilizing since his IPL days, it is doing the job for him and Australia.
