The Big Bash League is fast becoming a ‘Rainbow’ League and it is thanks to the west Indies players and their experiments with coloured bats. It’s a must-win game for his side, and Sydney Thunder will hope that the bat helps Brathwaite smash yet another breathtaking knock. “Russell brought the black bat and I’m just trying to bring some Caribbean flair and have a green bat,” Brathwaite was quoted as saying by The Sydney Morning Herald. Last year, Aiden Blizzard had flashed a similar green bat in one of the fixtures. Recently, during the Melbourne Derby clash between Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades, former Australia legspinner Brad Hogg had decided to use a Red bat.

Source: Hindustan Times January 18, 2017 09:50 UTC