BCDI Tripura and NECTAR develops the first bamboo cricket bat and stumps in the country

BCDI Tripura and NECTAR claimed to have produced the country’s first-ever bamboo-made cricket bat, which they say is the first of its kind in the country. The company’s CEO recently gave Biplab Kumar Deb a demonstration of the product.

Key Highlight:

• Bamboo and Cane Development Institute (BCDI) of Tripura claims to have manufactured the country’s first-ever bamboo-made cricket bat.
• The product was designed utilizing locally accessible materials.
• Players’ feedback is being solicited to see if these bats may be improved upon.
• The project was later taken over by NECTAR, with the BCDI taking on the remaining work.

Bamboo and Cane Development Institute (BCDI) of Tripura claims to have manufactured the country’s first-ever bamboo-made cricket bat following the conventional standards required for manufacturing cricket bats. Players’ feedback is being solicited to see if these bats may be improved upon. In Tripura’s Bamboo and Cane Development Institute, the product was designed utilizing locally accessible materials. For the development of the bats, the hard Boom (local name) bamboo has been utilized. “Kanakaich (a local kind of bamboo)” has also been used to build bamboo wickets, which are almost completely solid.

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Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb applauded the team for their innovative design of bats and wickets shown to him at an event. To create this product, we made use of our exclusive bamboo blue board technology. First, a Cambridge university paper released a lengthy piece on the usage of bamboo as a substitute for traditional bat-making methods four to five months ago. According to BCDI-NECTAR chairman Dr Abhinab Kant, the project was later taken over by NECTAR, with the BCDI taking on the remaining work. “

When we came up with the bamb0o board technology, we drew inspiration from bats and made the boards look like them. In addition, we’ve produced bamboo wickets made from Kanakkaich bamboo, which is practically impenetrable. Following international standards of bamboo stumps, the surface was sanded, and a cylindrical shape was given to the bamboo.

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He added that the bamboo bats would be submitted to a few experts for approval. Then the BCDI would share the technology with some local businesses or marketing agencies for commercial use and mass manufacture.

Agartala: Bamboo & Cane Development Institute (BCDI) of Tripura developed cricket bats & stumps from bamboo

"We've used the bamboo blue board technology to develop the product. Due to high density, weight of this bat is on higher side," said Dr Abhinav Kant, in-charge BCDI pic.twitter.com/tqqwO5JSO5

— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2021

Greetings to BCDI & NECTAR team for providing a platform to #Tripura's artisans for creating cricket bats, & cookies made from #Bamboo.

Such initiatives will further our efforts to achieve PM Shri @narendramodi Ji's vision of optimising the #GreenGold for an #AatmanirbharBharat. pic.twitter.com/yW9UhXo7MR

— Biplab Kumar Deb (@BjpBiplab) October 28, 2021