5 Glenn Maxwell strokes which are breath-taking

The game of cricket has witnessed numerous advancements in the batting department with the advent of T20s. The batsmen from the past were known for the class and grace in their strokes whereas nowadays, it’s about scoring runs no matter how they might come. In the pursuit of quick runs in the shortest format, the batsmen today have emerged with plenty of new shots that were unimaginable few years ago.

There are several batsmen who can play shots with ridiculous ease to parts of the ground but no one does it better than Glenn Maxwell. He is one of the fascinating players in modern day cricket who has redefined the way, the game is played. He goes after the bowling right from the outset, and more often than not comes out on top. He possesses a strike rate of 167.41 in T20Is which is the highest by any batsmen in the world and marks him as the most destructive batsman of the modern era.

The Australian has a wide range of shots and leaves the crowd awestruck with his devastating batting. Here are some of his shots which are literally breath-taking:

#5 Heave over long-on/mid-wicket

Superb use of the bottom hand

The best quality about Glenn Maxwell is the ability to judge the length of the ball early. To execute this shot against fast bowlers, he shuffles towards leg, clears the front foot and generates immense power from the bottom hand and lifts the ball over long-on or mid-wicket. If the ball is fuller in length, he puts his head down and plays off the front and if it is short, he hangs on the back foot and then swivels to send the ball packing.

Against spinners, he absolutely loves to use his feet. Especially against off spinners, he dances down the wicket and reaches to the pitch of the ball and a big heave almost guarantees a six over long on every time. This shot yields the maximum distance amongst all the shots for the right-hander.