Shopkeeper with baseball in Moradabad
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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In Moradabad district, neither the game of baseball is played in the stadium nor are there any players practicing this game. Despite this, baseball bats are being sold in abundance in every sports goods store. According to some shopkeepers, purchasing a baseball bat is equivalent to purchasing a cricket bat. People buy a lot of it to keep in their expensive cars.
Not only this, many people have made a slot in the leg guard of the Bullet to keep an iron or steel baseball bat. When not available from the company, people are getting it installed separately as accessories. A normal wooden baseball bat starts selling at Rs 150 in the market. Its maximum range is up to Rs 600.
After this, the rates of aluminum bat starts from Rs 400. This bat is available in the market for up to Rs 1000. After this, some people buy steel and iron baseball bats. This bat is not available at sports stores. Some shopkeepers who modify Bullet bikes keep it. Its price is also Rs 1000.
Bullet lovers buy baseball bats from Meerut and bring them back.
Some people who are fond of Bullet bikes buy iron baseball bats from Meerut to keep them in the leg guard. Bullet modifying shopkeepers say that due to proximity to Delhi, good accessories for Bullet are available in Sotiganj market of Meerut.
In Moradabad also, most of the goods come from Delhi but here people have to spend more to get the Bullet bike modified. Most people buy iron and steel baseball bats from there.
I have been running a sports shop in Bazaar Ganj for 20 years. The trend of baseball bats has increased in the last five years. Now its sales have reached equal to that of cricket bat. However, baseball game is not conducted in Moradabad. – Tariq, Makhija Sports
There is a lot of demand for baseball bats in the market. On average two bats are sold every day. Wooden bats are available from Rs 150 to Rs 400. People ranging from children to 35 years of age also buy it. – Ashok Gupta, Siddhabali Sports
