5 Glenn Maxwell strokes which are breath-taking

#4 Sweep cum flick

Sweep/Hoick/Mow

This shot of his is different from a conventional sweep that a classical batsman would play by bending down with the back knee on the ground. Conversely, Maxwell doesn’t bend down completely and the back knee stays clear of the ground. He moves slightly towards the off stump and comes inside the line of the ball and flicks the ball over square leg or fine leg.

Against fast bowlers, he uses the extra pace with the flick and diverts the ball finer where against spinners, he uses the wrists to produce huge power which carries the ball over the ropes on most occasions. He played this shot a lot in the IPL when he played for Kings XI Punjab in the 2014 season and was responsible for taking them to the final.