10 players who revolutionised limited overs cricket through innovations

#6 Ajantha Mendis

Carrom ball is a type of delivery used by spin bowlers. Ajantha Mendis exhibited this delivery during the Asia Cup in 2008. The ball is released by flicking it between the thumb and a bent middle finger. The ball could turn either way based on how the bowler grips the ball.

Mendis achieved a lot of success early in his career with this delivery. He was deadly and flummoxed many of the best batsmen in the world, picking up a lot of wickets. He demolished India in a 2008 test series when he picked up 26 wickets in a 3 tests series.

Batsmen worked out his mystery and his career did not flourish as expected.

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#5 Kevin Pietersen

The switch hit is a modern-day shot where batsmen change his stance (left-hander to a right-hander and vice versa) and grip to play it. This is a lot different from the reverse sweep where batsman does not change his grip or stance.

Kevin Pietersen played it for the first time against Muttiah Muralitharan. He was very successful with it and used it as a weapon in his arsenal against the slow bowlers. David Warner is another exponent of the shot and he demolished Ashwin once with his switch hit in IPL.

This shot generated a lot of debate as some supported it as an outstanding skill while others arguing that it gives an unfair advantage to the batsmen.