Top 5 clever moments in cricket

#3 Mitchell Johnson, Australia vs England (2011)

The cricketing world witnessed some exceptional footballing skills from Mitchell Johnson against England in 2011. His ploy of kicking the ball to run out the well-set Kevin Kevin Pietersen was one of the stand-out moments of the game.

Johnson banged in a short ball to Bresnan who looked to pull the ball but missed it all together. In an attempt to steal a run, Bresnan set out for a single.

Seeing an opportunity to run out the batsman, Johnson raced towards the ball and slammed it into the stumps with his right foot. Pietersen well short of his crease and had to return to the pavilion with an unfortunate dismissal.

Pieterson's run-out was a big blow for England which eventually led to their defeat in the game.