5 Players with Unorthodox Batting Stances in International Cricket
Batters have always been an instrumental part of Cricket. Top batters from several countries have always looked to perform well. Cricket is lucky to have the services of quality batters like Sachin Tendulkar, Viv Richards, Virat Kohli, and Steve Smith.
But, sometimes batters have surprised global fans with their batting stance. However, those stances did not get them in any trouble. With that stance only, they have managed to score a lot of runs for their respective countries across all three formats.
Unconventional Flair: 5 Players With Unique Batting Stances
Faf Du Plessis
This former batter from South Africa has impressed everyone with his batting abilities. But, he also has an unorthodox batting stance. He has a too high back lift and a peculiar bat tapping before every delivery. However, it did not trouble him much as he scored 11198 runs in 262 matches for South Africa.
Faf Du Plessis has played across all the formats for his country. Meanwhile, he is the first and only international captain to whitewash Australia in a 5-match series. Currently, he is the captain of the Bangalore franchise in the Indian T20 League.