ABU DHABI: Smart Cricket Global Limited, a United Kingdom-based sports technology start-up, has announced its first-ever official technology partnership.
SmartCricket.com, the brand of Smart Cricket Global Limited, has teamed up with Abu Dhabi T10 franchise Delhi Bulls for the ongoing fourth Season of the tournament.
The partnership will see top international players like Dwayne Bravo, Sherfane Rutherford, Ravi Bopara, Adam Lyth, Mohammad Nabi and Evin Lewis play in the Abu Dhabi T10 with BatSense, SmartCricket.com’s bat sensor which provides a range of data for every shot played.
BatSense is driven by an Intel-powered chip that stores in-play data about bat speed, back lift angle, follow through angle, bat speed at impact and a host of other batting parameters.
Apart from the device that captures the data, the product comes equipped with a sleeve to mount the device onto the bat, a key to lock the sensor into the sleeve and a USB charging cable to power the device. The device has a supporting app, the SmartCricket.com app, that provides a plethora of features which claims to enable players and coaches to train smarter and better.
The device, which made its first appearance at the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 held in the England and Wales, is now available for purchase both online and offline.
“Cricket technology has so far been largely focused only on broadcast,” said Atul Srivastava, founder of Smart Cricket Global Limited. “There was very limited technology that could actually help players monitor and improve their game. We are bringing IOT based technology with our bouquet of Smart equipment, starting with BatSense, to change the way cricket is played across the world. Technology has a major role to play in improving the all-round quality of cricket and BatSense is going to revolutionise its use in cricket. Our goal is to democratise data and make it easily accessible to anyone who loves the game, whether he is a young aspiring cricketer or a professional cricketer. It will be a game changer in every sense.”
“We recognise the need for cricket to embrace technology and are aligned to the vision of Smart Cricket Global Ltd. to use it to improve cricket at all levels starting from the grass root to the professional level,” said Delhi Bulls team owner Neelesh Bhatnagar. “Delhi Bulls is proud to be the first to use this as a team to understand stats of batting parameters like never before.”
BatSense is the first step in a comprehensive roadmap of cutting-edge cricket technology that the company is creating in its mission to revolutionise the game. Similar smart devices are under development for measuring performance through other cricketing equipment including ball, helmet and shoes.
