'That’s not a cricket shot!’: Glenn Maxwell and the art to flicking the switch | Geoff Lemon

The innovative Australia batsman has led the charge as cricket evolves and all kinds of reverse hits become widespread

There can be times during a Glenn Maxwell innings when traditional methods of cricket commentary are not enough to describe what has taken place. The spirit of invention burns bright enough to dazzle the observer.

I’ve had that experience: on radio for a one-day game in Barbados in 2016, it went something like: “Braithwaite in to bowl to Maxwell, and – I actually don’t know what to call that shot. He’s effectively played... a reverse hook shot. Down through first slip. For four.”

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