This player used an illegal bat, the team had to face this punishment.

Usually, players use their bat to help their team win but a batsman from England's county team Essex caused a big loss to his team with his bat. We are talking about Firoz Khushi who is playing for Essex in the County Championship. Firoz used a bat in the match against Nottinghamshire which is against the rules. Firoz used a bat wider than the set rules and after the investigation confirmed it, his team has now suffered a loss.

Essex deducted 12 points.

Essex had scored 20 points after defeating Nottinghamshire but 12 points were deducted from it due to the use of illegal bat by Firoz Khushi. Now Essex's team is on 56 points and it is 56 points behind Sussex. However, Essex has raised its voice against this decision. Essex says that they were not aware of this and they have talked to the bat company.

What did Firoz Khushi say?

Feroze Khushi argued that he did not check his bat. He trusted his bat manufacturing company which supplied him with good bats. Essex also clarified that it follows all the rules of cricket and this was not done intentionally. By the way, in the year 2022 also, 10 points of Durham's team were deducted. Durham batsman Nick Maddinson also used an oversized bat.

What are the rules of BAT?

According to MCC, the body that makes the rules of cricket, the length of the bat should be up to 38 inches. The width of the bat should not be more than 4.25 inches. The edges of the bat should not be more than 1.56 inches. The weight of the bat should not be more than 3 pounds.

The career of Firoz Khushi

Talking about Firoz Khushi's career, this player has scored 766 runs with the help of 2 centuries in 18 first-class matches. In List A, this player has scored 761 runs with the help of 3 centuries in 22 matches. In T20 cricket, Firoz Khushi has scored 509 runs in 25 matches.