What Cricket Bats Do the Pros Use in 2026?

Most professional batters use bats from the big English and Australian makers, Gray-Nicolls, Kookaburra, Gunn and Moore and New Balance, plus the Indian makers SG and SS. But the logo on a pro's bat does not always tell you who made it. The sticker is a sponsorship, and in Indian cricket especially the brand on the bat is often a tyre company. This page lists who uses what in 2025 and 2026, from sources we could check, and explains what you can and cannot buy.

Who Uses What

Gray-Nicolls publish their own list of professional users, which also includes Cam Green, Mitch Marsh and Marcus Stoinis. Gunn and Moore sell a Ben Stokes Players Edition, and Stokes is their best-known player. Bat deals change often, so treat any list, including this one, as a snapshot.

The Sticker Is Not Always the Maker

Under the ICC's logo rules, a bat may carry one manufacturer's brand, and a company that sells bats under its own name counts as the manufacturer even if another firm made them. The Cricket Monthly found that Rahul Dravid's Britannia-stickered bat at Adelaide in 2003 was made by SG, and that MS Dhoni's Reebok-branded bat in the 2011 World Cup final was made by SS. Top players often hold two contracts: one with a bat maker for equipment, one with a sticker sponsor for income. The tyre makers MRF and CEAT are the best-known sticker sponsors in Indian cricket, and Kohli's MRF deal was reported as worth about Rs 100 crore over eight years when it was renewed in 2017.

The English makers' own players are a different case. Gray-Nicolls, which makes bats in Robertsbridge, Melbourne and Jalandhar, say their professionals use the same core shapes as the range on sale, with custom builds where needed; Ollie Pope's, for example, has a shorter blade and a longer handle than standard.

Can You Buy a Pro's Bat?

You can buy the shape and a top grade of willow, but not the bat itself. Kookaburra come closest: they sell Pro Players Replica bats of Buttler's Kahuna, Labuschagne's Ghost and Sciver-Brunt's Prism for £1,099.99, describing the Buttler bat as an exact replica of his profile in their Players grade of willow at 2lb 10oz to 2lb 11oz. Below that, a Players Edition is the same family and shape in the best grade on general sale. In our range on 14 October 2026:

• Gunn and Moore Ben Stokes Players Edition at £879.99.
• Kookaburra Kahuna and Prism Pro Players Edition at £774.99 and £789.99, the Buttler and Sciver-Brunt families.
• Gray-Nicolls Havoc 1.0 Players Edition at £629.99, Pope's family, and the Havoc HB317, Brook's colourway, at £309.99 to £409.99.
• Gray-Nicolls Imperia 1.0 Players Edition at £629.99, Crawley's family.
• New Balance DC 500 Max at £214.99, the design on Smith's bat in 2025, and the DC 1000 Max at £419.99 in the same line.
• MRF VK18 Legend 1.0 and 2.0 at £159.99 and £129.99, the Kohli line.

All of them are in our Players Edition and brand collections, including Gray-Nicolls, Kookaburra and New Balance.

Should You Copy a Pro's Bat?

Copy the shape only if it suits you. A professional's bat is set up for their height, strength and method; Buttler's replica is 2lb 10oz to 2lb 11oz, heavier than most club players can swing for a full innings. The useful part of a pro's choice is the family: if you play like Crawley, mostly off the front foot, a low sweet spot like the Imperia's may suit you. Then choose a grade you can afford and a weight you can control. Our guide to the best cricket bats picks from every price band.

FAQs: What Bats Do the Pros Use?

What bat does Virat Kohli use?
His bat carries an MRF sticker, a sponsorship with the tyre company renewed in 2017. MRF sells VK18 Legend bats under his name.

What bat does Joe Root use?
New Balance, according to The Cricketer's 2025 review of the TC500 Max.

What bat does Harry Brook use?
Gray-Nicolls, with his own HB317 colourway of the Havoc, and of the new Chaos for 2027.

What bat does Jos Buttler use?
A Kookaburra Kahuna. Kookaburra sell a replica of his profile for £1,099.99.

Do pros use the same bats you can buy?
The same shapes, often with custom tweaks and hand-picked willow. The closest you can buy is a maker's replica or Players Edition.

What weight bat do professionals use?
It varies, and few makers publish it. Kookaburra list Buttler's replica at 2lb 10oz to 2lb 11oz; most club players are better served by something lighter.