5 unorthodox cricket shots behind the wicket

5. Dilscoop

The Dilscoop in action

The shot was named after recently retired Sri Lankan opener, Tillakaratne Dilshan after he invented the shot before the 2009 World T20. The shot requires the batsman to go down on one knee to a good length ball and 'scoop' the ball over his own bent head and over the head of the wicketkeeper. It is possibly the most dangerous shot in this list because of the danger it poses to the batsman's face if he misses the shot.

The fearless Dilshan started practising the shot in the 2009 IPL against a bowling machine during his time with Delhi Daredevils. Although the shot resembles the ramp shot by Marillier, Dilscoop, when played to perfection goes straight over the keeper's head, rather than through fine leg. Because of its uniqueness, the shot came to be known after its inventor, Dilshan.

Brendon McCullum is another known executioner of the shot having played it often enough to almost rename the shot, McScoop, in New Zealand.