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Big Bash: Cricket Australia bans Andre Russell's black bat

Big Bash: Cricket Australia bans Andre Russell's black bat

| | 21 Dec 2016, 09:12 pm
Sydney, Dec 21 (IBNS): The Cricket Australia has banned the black bat used by West Indies cricketer Andre Russell during a Big Bash clash.

The move was made after  Sydney Thunder's Andre Russell's bat left  marks on the ball.

"Russell’s black-painted bat was well within the BBL playing conditions, but unlike the gold and green bats that have been used in the past, the Jamaican’s blade left coloured marks on the white Kookaburra ball," read the Cricket Australia website.

"The Match Officials provided feedback to Cricket Australia that the bat used by Andre left black marks on the match ball," Head of the Big Bash Anthony Everard was quoted as saying by the website.

"As a result, we have decided to withdraw our approval for Andre to use the bat that was used last night as the colour solution used by the manufacturer was discolouring the ball," Everard said.

 

Image: Andre Russell Twitter page

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