Published: Apr 27, 2016, 09:22 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 28, 2016, 03:23 PM (IST)
Former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum is known for his explosive batting, irrespective of the format of the game he is playing. Be it Test, One-Day International or Twenty20 (T20), his style of batting never changes and time to time, McCullum tends to improvise himself with some unique shots, when he is at the crease.
In the 23rd match of Indian Premier League (IPL) of 2016 edition between Delhi Daredevils (DD) and Gujarat Lions (GL), McCullum once again proved why he amongst the most innovative and destructive batsman in the current cricketing world. After the toss, Zaheer Khan-led DD invited Suresh Raina-led GL to bat first and McCullum gave an explosive along with his opening partner Dwayne Smith. Together, they completed their team’s fifty in just 3.5 overs, which is the fastest in this season of IPL. Both the openers laid the foundation of huge total for GL with their 112 run partnership. In between, fans and viewers got to see a new shot by McCullum, which is now called as ‘Reverse Flick’. The shot was played on the fifth ball of the ninth over of the match, bowled by leggie Imran Tahir. The moment he played that shot, fans and spectators loved it. Watch, how McCullum played that shot here:
Reverse Flick – add this to the dictionary #DDvGL #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/x3UN6j0ccD
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 27, 2016
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Further, McCullum got out on a very good delivery by Chris Morris in the second ball of the 12th over after scoring an explosive 36-ball 60 against DD at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.
