#1 Lofted Drive

AB de Villiers has the orthodox pulls, square-cuts, extra-cover drives and on-drives in his arsenal that are a sheer delight. But when he decides to put up a show, the improvised innovations make their appearance.
The lofted drive can fly from cover to long on, extending his hitting arc by another 120 degrees in front of the square. Similarly over-pitched deliveries can fly over the extra-cover boundary, thud straight into the sightscreen or be launched further to the left, making the fielders redundant.
This makes him a true 360-degree batsman. Incredibly effective and impossible to contain. Right now, the only one of his kind.
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