Quote Originally Posted by The Dunster View Post
Not at all. Players used to and as far as I know still do have their bats custom made and then apply a sponsors sticker to them. It's the same with a lot of sports from Tennis, Squash, Cycling... and so on. Also applies to musicians, especially guitars where they are custom made and then have a sponsors sticker applied to them.

Cost for a bat is around $5000 or so from what I've been told. Which is peanuts to these blokes.
Difference is these blokes ain't paying for their bats

Guaranteed Smith Root Warner and co get the ****ers for free

You think Jason Day and Jordan Speith are in Drummond Golf buying a set of clubs with their own coin??

Like **** they are