5 players who used coloured bats in recent years

Cricket has been a game of uncertainties, ever since its birth in England. With time, the game has evolved so much, that it has become a source of entertainment more than a battle between two teams.

To draw huge attention the game was commercialized and limited overs cricket was introduced. Soon, coloured uniforms became a part of the game and shorter formats of the game were introduced. With time the size of the bats changed, but nobody had thought that someday the bats will come in colours too.

The coloured bat has always drawn plenty of attention from cricket fans all over the world.

The coloured bats were first spotted in Stanford Twenty20 tournament, played in the West Indies, a decade ago, where players used black bats.

Here are a few players who have used coloured bats in the recent years.

#5 Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle, the hard-hitting West Indies batsman, drew attention when he carried a golden bat to the middle of a cricket ground.

Playing for Melbourne Renegades in 2015/16 edition of the Big Bash League, Gayle used a gold-coloured bat manufactured by Spartan, especially for him.

The iconic moment came in the third match of the tournament played between Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat. Gayle walked out to bat with his golden weapon, which left the fans all over the world amazed.

Opening alongside Aaron Finch, Gayle's inning was short-lived, as he got out in the fifth over after scoring 23 off 16 balls. He hit four boundaries which included two huge sixes and two fours.

#4 Aiden Blizzard

Australian batsman Aiden Blizzard came out to play with a green bat in the 2015/16 edition of the BBL. Playing for Sydney Thunder, he used the coloured bat, which was manufactured by Indian manufacturer Spartan.

Spartan had earlier provided Chris Gayle with the golden bat in the same edition of the league, and it looked like they are trying to set a batting trend.

Playing against Sydney Sixers at the Sydney Cricket Ground, his inning lasted 17 balls in which he could not do much scoring as he got just 20 runs before being dismissed by Sean Abbott.

His brief innings included a six and a four. He was spotted with the same coloured bat in the season opener of the ongoing edition of the T20 tournament.

#3 Andre Russell

The West Indian power-hitting batsman played with an outrageous bat in the 2016/17 edition of the BBL. He batted with a black bat that had a pink handle. The colour of the bat was enough to attract attention, leaving everyone, from fans to commentators amazed.

Playing for Sydney Thunder against Sydney Sixers in the season opener of the tournament, he managed to score just 9 runs in 7 balls. Later, his bat drew a huge controversy as the black colour from the bat left marks on the ball.

Soon, the use of coloured bats became the topic of discussion and Cricket Australia disapproved of the bat used by Russell. However, his bat was finally approved for playing again after it was modified by laminating it with cover.

#2 Carlos Brathwaite

West Indian all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite was seen batting with a red coloured bat in the last edition of the Caribbean Premier League. He came out to bat with the coloured bat in the 2nd match of the tournament.

Playing for St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots against Guyana Amazon Warriors, Brathwaite played a brisk inning of 31 runs off 19 balls. His brief knock was crucial for this team, who were down to 57 for 5 in the 11th over and were proceeding very slow, chasing a below-par target of 124.

Brathwaite hit three long sixes and two fours during his innings that proved to be enough to accelerate his teams' scoring rate and landed St. Kitts on the winning side.

#1 Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan, Afghanistan's recent bowling sensation, was probably the first bowler, who batted with a coloured bat in the recent times.

Playing for Adelaide Strikers in the ongoing season of the Big Bash League, he was seen batting with a blue coloured bat.

After showcasing his bowling skill in the BBL, where he is bowling brilliantly, he displayed his batting abilities too playing a cameo of 16 runs off 6 balls against Sydney Thunder.

His brief outing that lasted just 6 deliveries, saw some outrageously attempted shots and two of them went for the maximums.