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LONDON, March 30: The graphite bat favoured by Australian captain Ricky Ponting will be withdrawn from first-class cricket by October, the ICC said on Thursday. Six weeks after the product was scrapped from international cricket, Australian manufacturer Kookaburra has agreed voluntarily to withdraw its graphite-reinforced bat from all first-class cricket by Oct 1.
The decision was reached after the ICC received advice from the Marylebone Cricket Club that the bat contravened Law 6 of the game’s rules and, in the MCC’s view, was illegal.—Reuters
