Glenn Maxwell defends the switch hit after Ian Chappell calls for ban

Ian Chappell may deem it as “blatantly unfair” but switch-hit is well within the laws and part of cricket’s evolution feels Glenn Maxwell, one of its foremost exponents of the shot.

Maxwell plays the switch-hit effectively and has hit quite a few in the just-concluded three-match ODI series against India, a shot that the former Australian skipper said should be illegal because of how unfair it is on the bowlers.

A switch hit involves a batsman changing the order of his hands (from left-handed to right handed grip or vice-versa) after the bowler starts his run-up.

The Australian hard-hitter played a switch hit for against Kuldeep Yadav in the third ODI on Wednesday, that might just go down as one of the shots of the year .

Watch: A ridiculous six by Glenn Maxwell, a sensational yorker by Jasprit Bumrah

“…It is within the laws of the game, that has always (been). Batting has evolved in such a way, that it has got better and better over the years, which is why see…

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