The traditional format of deciding whether to bat or bowl has made way for the flip-the-bat system where a bat would be flipped by a home captain, who would make a call between plain and mountain in the upcoming Big Bash League (Big Bash League) in Australia.
Yet this isn’t the first time the BBL has introduced something new in the game. It was the competition where the Zings stumps-wickets that light up when the bails are dislodged-were first introduced. Now, these stumps are seen in use in tournaments like the Indian Premier League (IPL) and even international cricket.
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Kim McConnie, the head of Cricket Australia’s Big Bash League said that such innovations are what the tournament is all about.
“For me it’s a great moment which reflects what BBL is about. If you think about a coin toss it’s not really what kids do. If you’re out in the backyard what do you do? You toss the bat to decide,” McConnie said, as quoted by Hindustan Times.
Australian explosive batsman Chris Lynn, who would captain Brisbane Heat this time around would be the first player to flip-the-bat when his team locks horns with the Adelaide Strikers in the first match of the competition on December 19 in Brisbane.
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