Academy Edition Kashmir Willow Cricket Bat | Grade 2 | Leather Ball | Ciel Sports

Yes, it is built for it. Grade 2 Kashmir Willow, 40–41mm edges and a 62–65mm spine, pressed through 8 hydraulic stages specifically for leather ball impact. Kashmir willow is denser than English willow and more forgiving of hard grounds and heavy use, which is why so many club cricketers in India use it as their main match bat. It is not suitable for tennis ball cricket, which needs a different bat entirely.

Grading in Kashmir willow is about fibre straightness, density evenness from toe to shoulder, absence of internal cracking or soft patches, and correct moisture content. It is not primarily about grain count, which is how English willow is graded, and applying English willow language to Kashmir willow is where a lot of misleading marketing comes from. Grade describes the cleft. It never describes the workmanship, which is identical across our whole Kashmir willow range.

Academy Edition at Rs 4,499 for nets, academy sessions and a first leather ball season. Legend Edition at Rs 4,999 for regular weekend club cricket. Limited Edition at Rs 5,499 for competitive club cricket where you want the widest edges we offer in Kashmir willow. Player Edition at Rs 5,999 if you want the top-grade cleft and the most consistent bat we make. All four share the same pressing, handle, warranty and free customisation.

You pay Rs 500 online to confirm the order, we build the bat to your specification and dispatch it from Meerut within 48 hours, and you pay the remaining Rs 3,999 in cash when it reaches your door. The Rs 500 confirms the order so we can start the build. Orders outside India are fully prepaid at checkout, as Cash on Delivery is not available internationally.

Yes, at no extra cost. We call you within 24 hours of your order to set the player profile, the bat balance, the weight to suit your pickup, the handle shape and the toe shape, and to take the name you want laser engraved on the blade. Every one of those is free. The only paid extra is the optional preparation service at Rs 500, which covers oiling, knocking in and fibre tape.

Four to six hours of mallet work before you use it in a match, plus one or two light coats of raw linseed oil. Because the bat is hard pressed through 8 hydraulic stages before it ships, it needs less knocking in than most Kashmir willow bats, but it still needs it. Never face a new leather ball with an unprepared bat. If you would rather we did it, add the preparation service at checkout for Rs 500.

Eight sizes: Size 4, Size 5, Size 6, Harrow, Short Handle, Long Blade, Long Handle and Long Blade Long Handle, covering players from around age 7 through to tall adults. Only our Player Edition goes down to Size 3. Choose by height rather than age, and if you are between two sizes take the smaller one, because a bat you can control beats a bat that reaches further.

Buy Kashmir willow if you play regular leather ball cricket on hard grounds, want a bat that survives heavy use, and want the most bat available under Rs 6,000. Buy English willow if you want more rebound and a softer pickup and your budget stretches further, starting at Rs 7,999 with our Surge. English willow rebounds better. Kashmir willow is denser and far more forgiving. Both are genuine choices and we make both.

Handle failure under normal leather ball cricket use, for 12 months from delivery. It does not cover blade damage from mis-hits, damage from wet or waterlogged balls, use in tennis ball cricket, or damage traceable to an incomplete knocking-in process. If something goes wrong, message us on WhatsApp with photographs and we will assess it directly, with no retailer in between.

Yes, to more than 50 countries including the UK, Australia, USA, UAE, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. International orders are prepaid at checkout with shipping calculated there, and typical delivery is 8 to 14 days. Shipping within India is free with Cash on Delivery available. For international or bulk orders, message us on WhatsApp at +91 95481 82993.

Yes. Our minimum wholesale order is 30 bats and we manufacture under your own brand if you want it, with your logo, stickers and colourways. Manufacturing takes 10 days. Full details are on our cricket bat manufacturer and wholesale page.

In our own facility in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, by our own bat makers. We are a manufacturer rather than a reseller, which is why a bat with this cleft grade, these edges and eight-stage pressing costs what it does here rather than what the same specification reaches once it has passed through a distributor and a retailer.