West Indian superstar batsman Chris Gayle will unveil a new golden bat in Australia today (Saturday).
Bat manufacturers Spartan have produced a signature gold model for the colourful West Indian star.
Gayle who is representing Melbourne Renegades in KFC Big Bash Twenty20, would use this willow against Brisbane Heat at the Gabba.
There is a light spray of a beautiful gold colour over the bat, it is something that cricket hasn’t seen before,” Spartan boss Kunal Sharma said.
“We went and asked the kids what they wanted to see and they said they wanted a colourful bat.
“So we thought, why don’t we make the bat more attractive.
“We have infused a gold colour in the timber wood of the bat and there is sheen of a gold spray over the bat.’
“There is no metal in the gold colouring we are using in the bat. There are restrictions on what you can and can’t use in cricket bats. And you can’t put metals into bat products because they can enhance strokeplay. This bat is fine because we haven’t changed the make-up of it.”
