In this photograph taken on December 14, 2016, an Indian craftsman works on unfinished cricket bats in a factory in Meerut, some 70 kms north- east of New Delhi. As Indian factory worker Jitender Singh carves out another big- hitting slab of thick willow he insists MCC proposals to limit the size of cricket bats won' t tame Twenty20 marauders. “I don' t think the thickness matters. It' s more about the balance of the bat and the talent of the batsman”, says Singh, who has made bats for many stars, including South Africa's AB de Villiers. The World Cricket committee of the MCC, the guardians of the game, recommended in December 2016 that limitations be placed on the width and depth of bats because it had become too easy to smash fours and sixes. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on December 14, 2016, an Indian craftsman works on unfinished cricket bats in a factory in Meerut, some 70kms north-east of New Delhi. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on December 14, 2016, an Indian craftsman works on unfinished cricket bats in a factory in Meerut, some 70kms north-east of New Delhi. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on December 14, 2016, finished cricket bats stand awaiting labelling in a factory in Meerut, some 70kms north-east of New Delhi. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on December 14, 2016, an Indian craftsman works on unfinished cricket bats in a factory in Meerut, some 70kms north-east of New Delhi. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on December 14, 2016, an Indian craftsman inspects new cricket balls at a factory in Meerut, some 70kms north-east of New Delhi. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on December 14, 2016, Director of India's BDM Rakesh Maharan measures the width of a cricket bat at his factory in Meerut, some 70kms north-east of New Delhi. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)





Locals play cricket along the river during the Holi festival celebrations in Uttar Pradesh State, Mathura, India on March 23, 2013. (Photo by Dimier Fabrice)





Indian shopkeepers watch the live broadcast of the Cricket World Cup match between Indian and Pakistan in Amritsar on February 15, 2015. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)