Top 5 strange but effective shots in cricket

3. The ramp shot

AB de’s famous ramp shot

Probably the most famous shot amongst these strange shots in world cricket, the ramp shot is something that many cricketers are attempting now. But no one can come close to the perfection with which AB de Villiers executes it.

Enroute to his record breaking 162 off 66 balls againt the West Indies in the World Cup recently, De Villiers surprised West Indies fast bowler Andre Russell when he quickly shuffled across the off-stump and effortlessly scooped the ball over the square-leg fence for a six. Clearly, the South African is doing justice to his fanciful sobriquet – ‘Superman’.