5 shots which Sachin and Sehwag executed in a similar fashion

Sehwag plays his favourite square cut

#3 Square Cut

To go with his upper cut and cover drive Sachin had an exquisite square cut. Though it was not one among his signature shots, it brought him many runs in the international circuit. During his 24 years at the highest level, the sheer presence of him in the crease made oppositions tremble.

Everything was perfect the way he executed this shot and the ball would make a cracking sound and whistle past the point fielder for a boundary. In the 2011 World Cup final he showed glimpses of his class and his fierce square cut of Nuwan Kulasekara was one such example.

Virender Sehwag’s extraordinary hand-eye coordination made him execute this shot with an utmost will. The way he approached the game was totally different from others and it was quite evident from the way he played the square cut. He was perhaps the best exponent of the square cut during his career.

He would regularly square cut any outside the off stump and shorter trajectory delivery towards the point region and it would whistle past the fielder for a boundary. The square cut along with the slash over point was the two most productive shots during his entertaining career.