Glenn Maxwell Switch Hit Six: Glenn Maxwell was at his best in 3rd ODI against India and gave fans plenty to rave and enjoy. One of the shots was the trademark Switch Hit.
The batsman smashed a monster six off Kuldeep Yadav on the third ball of the 43rd over. It was one of the best switch hits that you will see as it landed in the second tier of the stands. Here’s the video of Glenn Maxwell’s Switch Hit Six in 3rd ODI.
Former Australia cricketer Ian Chappell urged ICC to ban switch hit shot earlier this week. According to him, it is very annoying and blatantly unfair when batsmen become ‘opposite-handed’ as the bowler runs in to take advantage of the fielding conditions set by the captain of the bowling side.
“[Switch-hitting] is very skillful, some of it’s amazingly skillful – but it’s not fair. How can one side of the game, ie. the bowlers, they have to tell the umpire how they’re going to bowl. And yet the batsman, he lines up as a right-hander – I’m the fielding captain, I place the field for the right-hander – and before the ball’s been delivered, the batsman becomes a left-hander,” said Chappell.
“It’s very simple. Maxwell hit a couple of [switch-hit] shots and Warner did [Sunday] night. All you’ve got to say is that if the batsman changes the order of his hands or his feet [as the bowler runs in], then it’s an illegal shot,” former AUS cricketer added.
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