{"id":4580,"date":"2020-12-02T23:38:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T00:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=4580"},"modified":"2020-12-03T02:25:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T02:25:48","slug":"maxwell-smacks-switch-hit-controversy-for-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=4580","title":{"rendered":"Maxwell smacks switch-hit controversy for six"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell has responded to the growing discussion around the legitimacy of switch-hitting<\/a>, insisting "it's within the laws of the game."<\/p>\n

Nearly unrivalled in his natural ability at the crease, Maxwell has an arsenal of shots at his dispense and makes no apology for his innovation with the bat in hand.<\/p>\n

The centrepiece of Australia's run-chase in last night's ODI loss to India<\/a>, Maxwell cracked a 59 off 38, which included a monstrous reverse sweep for six that had Manuka Oval in disbelief.<\/a><\/p>\n

The 100m blow was a genuine switch-hit in which Maxwell flipped both his bat grip and stance; after playing variations of switch-hits and reverse-sweep shots at other times in the series.<\/p>\n

\"Maxwell<\/p>\n

It follows a week of hot discussion led by Aussies Test legend Ian Chappell, around the fairness of switch-hitting and the importance of maintaining an even playing field for bowlers.<\/p>\n

"It is very skilful, some of it's amazingly skilful \u2013 but it's not fair," Chappell said.<\/p>\n

Aussie spin-king Shane Warne agreed.<\/a><\/p>\n

"As a bowler, we have to nominate what hand we're bowling with and what side of the wicket we're bowling with," Warne said during Fox Cricket's coverage.<\/p>\n

\"Glenn<\/p>\n

"I'm not sure I like it. It's worth a discussion, worth a debate to work out what's the right thing."<\/p>\n

When those comments were put to him after the game, Maxwell was not so convinced.<\/p>\n

"It's within the laws of the game," Maxwell said after his innings.<\/p>\n

"I think batting has evolved in such a way that it's just got better and better over the years which is why we're seeing these massive scores getting chased down and scores are going up.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

"I suppose it's up to the bowlers to try and combat that, and the skills of bowlers are being tested every day.<\/p>\n

"They're having to come up with different change-ups and different ways to stop batters and with the way they shut down one side of the ground and whatnot.<\/p>\n

"I suppose the way that batting is evolving, I think bowling has got to evolve to the same stage, so you see guys come up with knuckle balls and wide-yorker fields and different tactics.<\/p>\n

"The tactics of one-day cricket have definitely evolved over the last little bit as well, so I just see it as a different part of the evolution of the game."<\/p>\n

\"Maxi<\/p>\n

Maxwell is probably one of only a handful of people in the world who could have played the shot at Manuka Oval on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

"It probably helped it was with a pretty decent wind," he said.<\/p>\n

"I wasn't too worried about the boundary rider there and just thought if I got it up in the air it was going to travel.<\/p>\n

"But I got it pretty clean, and lucky enough, it went over the rope."<\/p>\n

Former Test spinner Kerry O'Keeffe said that he was in favour of switch-hitting, an extraordinary skill which few cricketers in the world have mastered.<\/p>\n

"I wouldn't mind people trying to switch-hit me, because I reckon it's a higher-risk shot," O'Keeffe said.<\/p>\n

"It's not against the laws [of cricket]. Running in right-handed over the wicket and bowling around the wicket is illegal. It's outside the laws.<\/p>\n

"Switch-hitting is inside the laws and it's entertaining. I like it."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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