Pune-born surgeon Chinmay Gupte will lead MCC’s bat design research team

Gone are those days when bowlers ruled cricket. 250 runs target, which once looked like a mountain to climb in an ODI, are being chased down easily now. The size of the bats is getting thicker, even edges fly over the boundary which is a concern. With the inclusion of T20 cricket, the game is becoming a bowler’s nightmare now. Pune-born British Indian surgeon Chinmay Gupte, who specialises in sports injuries, is leading a team that is researching on the designs of cricket bats.