ICC World Cup 2019: David Warner Using Specialised Bats to Tackle Opponents

Australia cricketer David Warner has made a stunning return to international cricket after one year of suspension due to his role in the ball-tampering saga last year in South Africa. As he leads the batting unit in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019, Warner is using a new device on his bat, a sensor that stores essential data like backlift angle and maximum bat speed.

Warner using technology to tackle bowlers

Meanwhile, Warner played a match-winning knock against Afghanistan in Australia’s campaign opener. Moreover, David Warner is likely to play a crucial part in the ongoing game against India and the matches to follow. In order to improve his techniques, the southpaw has come out with an innovative device. A Bengaluru based company has introduced its version of sensor cap named ‘Bat Sense’ which Warner has been using in practice to collate data to counter the likes of world-class bowlers.

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The device is attached at the top of the handle of the bat. Till the time batsman is batting, the data generated on the chip gets stored in a mobile app through cloud storage. The chip records data such as power index, maximum bat speed, rotational angle of the wrists, backlift angle, bat start angle (whether the bat is coming straight or from first slip angle). Meanwhile, ICC had approved the usage of bat sensor back in 2017, but none of the international batsmen have used it in matches.

Atul Srivastava, whose company has designed the device said that David Warner is using those bats in the practice sessions; however, he is not sure whether he has used in matches.

“I am not sure whether Warner would use the bat with sensor in a match situation but he has been using it in practice sessions,” he said to PTI.

Australia will want David Warner to be at his best as they look to defend their World Cup trophy in England.