Top 5 unorthodox shots invented by the players in cricket

#1 The helicopter shot (MS Dhoni)

The helicopter shot is among the toughest shots to execute

MS Dhoni does everything in an unorthodox manner. Be it his batting or his wicket-keeping, his ways of doing things have been unconventional but effective.

Dhoni's batting technique is quite opposite to the textbook technique. He doesn't bat with a high elbow or cover-drive the ball on the front foot. He has his own shots for scoring runs.

However, the most famous shot of MS Dhoni is the helicopter shot. Played to a yorker length delivery, the strong bottom handed swat takes the ball over the boundary line.

Dhoni has used this shot effectively over the years against bowlers like Lasith Malinga and it goes for a six, more often than not.