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Unique batsmen and their unique shots

New Delhi: Gone were the days when a cricket coach would sweat it out in the sun teaching his students copy book style batting. A beginner  would most likely to miss the eyes of the

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 13, 2013 7:08 IST



Dilscoop:  Dilshan has taken one of the most difficult improvised shots Dilscoop in cricket and perfected it to such a degree that it now has his name attached to it.

Sri Lankan right-handed batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan  developed this shot during the ICC World Twenty20 2009 in England. He would  go on one knee to a good length or slightly short of length delivery off a fast or medium paced bowler and 'scoop' the ball over the head of the wicket keeper. The ball travels straight towards the boundary behind the wicket keeper.

According to Dilshan he started practising this stroke against a bowling machine during his tenure for Delhi Daredevils at the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) held in South Africa. According to former Australian captain Ian Chappell  he had never seen any batsman play the ball straight over the wicket keeper's head as Dilshan does.
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