Comments on: Mongoose Cricket Bats for T20 – A beginning or an End? http://tmsbiz.com/marketing/mongoose-cricket-bats-for-t20-a-beginning-or-an-end/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:53:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: trott boy http://tmsbiz.com/marketing/mongoose-cricket-bats-for-t20-a-beginning-or-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-820 trott boy Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:29:51 +0000 http://tmsbiz.com/?p=174#comment-820 The bat was actually invented by Armine Khan and MCF The bat was actually invented by Armine Khan and MCF

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]]> By: Dan http://tmsbiz.com/marketing/mongoose-cricket-bats-for-t20-a-beginning-or-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Dan Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:06:25 +0000 http://tmsbiz.com/?p=174#comment-676 Dwayne Smith - for those who couldn't guess the name! Dwayne Smith – for those who couldn’t guess the name!

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]]> By: Dan http://tmsbiz.com/marketing/mongoose-cricket-bats-for-t20-a-beginning-or-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Dan Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:05:41 +0000 http://tmsbiz.com/?p=174#comment-675 Update from this morning - West Indian, Sussex and Deccan Chargers all-rounder signs up with Mongoose. He will start using the bats today. Update from this morning – West Indian, Sussex and Deccan Chargers all-rounder signs up with Mongoose. He will start using the bats today.

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]]> By: Manmeet http://tmsbiz.com/marketing/mongoose-cricket-bats-for-t20-a-beginning-or-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-668 Manmeet Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:44:40 +0000 http://tmsbiz.com/?p=174#comment-668 Thank you so much Dan for commenting on my blog and explaining your points well. And also thanks for making my blog exclusive on that Indian batsman news ;) Thank you so much Dan for commenting on my blog and explaining your points well.
And also thanks for making my blog exclusive on that Indian batsman news ;)

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]]> By: CEO Replies on his Mongoose Bats! An Indian Batsman to join the Gang Soon! First on TheManmeetSabharwalBlog | Manmeet Sabharwal's Weblog http://tmsbiz.com/marketing/mongoose-cricket-bats-for-t20-a-beginning-or-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-666 CEO Replies on his Mongoose Bats! An Indian Batsman to join the Gang Soon! First on TheManmeetSabharwalBlog | Manmeet Sabharwal's Weblog Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:08:36 +0000 http://tmsbiz.com/?p=174#comment-666 [...] Comments Dan Bradshaw on Mongoose Cricket Bats for T20 - A beginning or an End?LnddMiles on Greed is contempt and Yes! Adbrite Bans Publishers!MichaellaS on Brand Ambassador [...] [...] Comments Dan Bradshaw on Mongoose Cricket Bats for T20 – A beginning or an End?LnddMiles on Greed is contempt and Yes! Adbrite Bans Publishers!MichaellaS on Brand Ambassador [...]

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]]> By: Dan Bradshaw http://tmsbiz.com/marketing/mongoose-cricket-bats-for-t20-a-beginning-or-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Dan Bradshaw Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:09:21 +0000 http://tmsbiz.com/?p=174#comment-662 Hi Manmeet Thanks for your blog - it was informative and gave a balanced opinion, even better than some journalists who have written articles for newspapers. Can I answer some of your points, but first declare an interest - I am the Chief Executive of Mongoose Cricket. The bat does allow you to hit the ball harder, but you still have to be good enough to hit it in the first place. It is not a magic Harry Potter wand! The other point is that you are assuming that every shot played with the bat will be a mad slog over mid-wicket. This is not true. The batsmen who use the Mongoose best are those who are very good technically. You can play a beautiful cover drive with the Mongoose. Professional players love the bat and its new companion - the Mongoose CoR3 which has just been launched. It is longer than the Mongoose MMi3 but still has no splice in the handle (see www.mongoosecricket.com for details.) In the next month Mongoose will sign up a number of well-known professionals to use the bats - including, we hope, an Indian cricket legend. Remember...the news was first made public on the Manmeet Sabharwal blog! Best wishes and keep up the great work with your blog Dan Hi Manmeet

Thanks for your blog – it was informative and gave a balanced opinion, even better than some journalists who have written articles for newspapers.

Can I answer some of your points, but first declare an interest – I am the Chief Executive of Mongoose Cricket.

The bat does allow you to hit the ball harder, but you still have to be good enough to hit it in the first place. It is not a magic Harry Potter wand!

The other point is that you are assuming that every shot played with the bat will be a mad slog over mid-wicket. This is not true. The batsmen who use the Mongoose best are those who are very good technically. You can play a beautiful cover drive with the Mongoose.

Professional players love the bat and its new companion – the Mongoose CoR3 which has just been launched. It is longer than the Mongoose MMi3 but still has no splice in the handle (see http://www.mongoosecricket.com for details.)

In the next month Mongoose will sign up a number of well-known professionals to use the bats – including, we hope, an Indian cricket legend. Remember…the news was first made public on the Manmeet Sabharwal blog!

Best wishes and keep up the great work with your blog

Dan

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]]> By: Manmeet http://tmsbiz.com/marketing/mongoose-cricket-bats-for-t20-a-beginning-or-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Manmeet Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:24:20 +0000 http://tmsbiz.com/?p=174#comment-145 Nice one mate!! Nice one mate!!

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]]> By: Zephyr http://tmsbiz.com/marketing/mongoose-cricket-bats-for-t20-a-beginning-or-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Zephyr Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:22:25 +0000 http://tmsbiz.com/?p=174#comment-144 when i play the guitar... people listen to it and ask a funny question "can u teach me how to play a song XYZ???"... then i explain that its a process... u hv to learn how to pluck the strings... practise licks... work really hard... to produce a pleasant sound.... imagine a scene whr a school kid turns up to his coach with a mongoose cricket bat and asks "can u teach me how to hit a SIX...." the coach will have to tell him "Go son... get a proper cricket bat so that i can teach u how to hold it first...." friends what we need to understand that not only in India, but in many countries cricket has become a part of the culture... a way of life... its not just the "fours n sixes" that people love to see... they love to watch a ball swing or seam.... v love to watch a batsman beaten.... the stumps rattled... by a quality delivery nd not jus due to a reckless shot... if some1 wants to see mongoose bats introduced in test cricket as well... get -set for a 2-3day show rather than a "5-day"....."Boring"....."Spectacle"..... as for 20-20 it already is a big hit.... don't take away its glory and try to reallocate it to some mongoose.... when i play the guitar… people listen to it and ask a funny question “can u teach me how to play a song XYZ???”…
then i explain that its a process… u hv to learn how to pluck the strings… practise licks… work really hard… to produce a pleasant sound….

imagine a scene whr a school kid turns up to his coach with a mongoose cricket bat and asks “can u teach me how to hit a SIX….” the coach will have to tell him “Go son… get a proper cricket bat so that i can teach u how to hold it first….”

friends what we need to understand that not only in India, but in many countries cricket has become a part of the culture… a way of life…

its not just the “fours n sixes” that people love to see… they love to watch a ball swing or seam…. v love to watch a batsman beaten…. the stumps rattled… by a quality delivery nd not jus due to a reckless shot…

if some1 wants to see mongoose bats introduced in test cricket as well… get -set for a 2-3day show rather than a “5-day”…..”Boring”…..”Spectacle”…..
as for 20-20 it already is a big hit…. don’t take away its glory and try to reallocate it to some mongoose….

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]]> By: Manmeet http://tmsbiz.com/marketing/mongoose-cricket-bats-for-t20-a-beginning-or-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Manmeet Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:06:01 +0000 http://tmsbiz.com/?p=174#comment-143 I don't think that argument is absurd a bit orthodox may be!! but you have missed the whole point of the argument! My main point is that introducing this bat will fundamentally change the game of cricket! Many shots will become extinct I buy your point regarding 2020 but regarding using this bat in test cricket is totally absurd! Regarding people not coming to watch test cricket is an issue which needs to be sorted out!! Test match is not some movie that if people are not watching, we change it and put some action flick which may be liked by more people! But thanks for the comment!! I don’t think that argument is absurd a bit orthodox may be!!
but you have missed the whole point of the argument!
My main point is that introducing this bat will fundamentally change the game of cricket!
Many shots will become extinct
I buy your point regarding 2020 but regarding using this bat in test cricket is totally absurd!
Regarding people not coming to watch test cricket is an issue which needs to be sorted out!!
Test match is not some movie that if people are not watching, we change it and put some action flick which may be liked by more people!
But thanks for the comment!!

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]]> By: shj http://tmsbiz.com/marketing/mongoose-cricket-bats-for-t20-a-beginning-or-an-end/comment-page-1/#comment-136 shj Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:40:54 +0000 http://tmsbiz.com/?p=174#comment-136 How absurd this argument is. If you all care about the continuity of Test cricket, how come India play matches to half empty stadia now? Where are you all in the queue to buy Test match tickets and secure the future of the long game? 2020 subsidises Test match cricket and keeps the game of cricket alive, globally. It fills grounds with its intoxicating mix of risk taking, invention and pyrotechnics. The Mongoose looks like a necessary evolution of cricket. It will encourage more daring, more flamboyance at the crease and more spectacle for the crowds. It will keep the turnstiles revolving. If the Mongoose makes cricket more appealing, it is only for the good of the game. With Test match scoring rates increasing each year, perhaps the Mongoose is suited to the longer format of the game as well as 2020? It might be exactly what is required to bring the crowds back into Test matches at Marie Celeste-like Test match venues all over the world from Barbados, to Dunedin, to Chester-Le-Street to Mumbai. Bring on the Goose, I say. How absurd this argument is. If you all care about the continuity of Test cricket, how come India play matches to half empty stadia now? Where are you all in the queue to buy Test match tickets and secure the future of the long game?

2020 subsidises Test match cricket and keeps the game of cricket alive, globally. It fills grounds with its intoxicating mix of risk taking, invention and pyrotechnics.

The Mongoose looks like a necessary evolution of cricket. It will encourage more daring, more flamboyance at the crease and more spectacle for the crowds. It will keep the turnstiles revolving.

If the Mongoose makes cricket more appealing, it is only for the good of the game. With Test match scoring rates increasing each year, perhaps the Mongoose is suited to the longer format of the game as well as 2020?

It might be exactly what is required to bring the crowds back into Test matches at Marie Celeste-like Test match venues all over the world from Barbados, to Dunedin, to Chester-Le-Street to Mumbai. Bring on the Goose, I say.

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