5 instances of tailenders hitting good bowlers for boundaries

Whenever tailenders bat, it becomes a matter of profound amusement for all the spectators present at the ground and also for those watching in the dressing room. However, for the bowler who is at the receiving end of the blow, it is never quite amusing. Sometimes even the best of bowlers get hit to the fence by genuine tailenders.  Here are 5 instances of tailenders hitting good bowlers for boundaries: 

#1 Chris Martin hits Harbhajan Singh for a four

Former New Zealand fast bowler Chris Martin, who played 71 Tests for the Black Caps, had a batting average of 2.36 during his career. There used to be a chuckle in the commentary box every time he came out to bat, and he was considered as bad as they come with the willow in hand. He is only the second cricketer in the history of the game, after Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, whose wicket tally in Test cricket is more than the number of runs scored, and he also holds the record for the most number of pairs in Test cricket.

However, the 39-year-old showed the world that he too can hit fours off good bowlers when he hit off-spinner Harbhajan Singh to the boundary in a Test match. The commentator was so impressed that he called it the “shot of the summer”.