Mongoose bat and Aluminium bat
Cricket bats have seen a great evolution from time to time. In 1979, the Aluminum bat was used by Australian cricketer Dennis Lillee. The result was disastrous as the metallic bat was damaging the ball.
Matthew Hayden then unveiled the Mongoose bat in IPL for the first time in 2009. The characteristics of this bat were, it had a blade which was 33% shorter while the handle was 43% longer than the normal cricket bat. This bat never gained much popularity because of the difficulty faced by players to connect the ball.