Watch: How a change in grip helped Steve Smith discover his vary in T20 cricket

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Watch: How a change in grip helped Steve Smith discover his vary in T20 cricket

Australia’s swashbuckling batsman Steve Smith, who’s at the moment taking part in within the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL), is in scintillating type. On Monday, the Sydney Sixers batsman scripted a novel feat as he scored 16 runs off a ball in opposition to the Hobart Hurricanes.

As the explosive stroke maker achieved the feat, commentators and analysts couldn’t assist however gush over his ball-striking method.

Former Australian cricketer Greg Blewett has highlighted how a change in grip helped Steve Smith discover his vary in T20 matches.

During the 7 Cricket Show, Blewett in contrast Smith’s batting kinds in BBL 9 and the continued season 12. He informed how the 33-year-old batsman has modified his bat-holding method.

“You can see on the left, how far his lower arm is (during Season 9). They’ve tweaked that a little bit (in Season 12). He’s opened up a little bit. It’s still a fair bit around. But you In the back on the left, you can see it’s closed. Then on the right, it’s actually a bit more open about under-spinning rather than hitting the ball with spin,” he stated.

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Smith has scored again to again T20 centuries within the Big Bash League. Earlier this month, Smith scored an unbeaten 125 (66) on the SCG, the fifth-highest rating in BBL historical past, after a century in opposition to the Adelaide Strikers at Coffs Harbour.

Interestingly, he accomplished each his centuries with a six. Against the Adelaide Strikers, he achieved the feat in simply 56 balls together with 5 fours and 7 sixes. Against Sydney Thunders on Saturday, he scored an innings of 125 runs in 66 balls with the assistance of 5 fours and 9 sixes and to name it simply an incident, he once more accomplished his century in 56 balls.


With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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