SRH vs GT: I call it a snake shot, Rashid Khan names his trademark stroke after hitting 3 sixes in final over
India Today
Rashid Khan won the game for Gujarat Titans by hitting Marco Jansen for three sixes in the last four balls
Gujarat Titans premier spinner Rashid Khan dazzled the Wankhede crowd on Tuesday, 27 April, not with the ball, but his batting ability in the Indian Premier League. After getting hit for his third most expensive figures in the IPL (0/45) Rashid walked into batting in the death overs and won Titans the game hitting three sixes off the last four balls in the innings.
Rashid, alongside Rahul Tewatia added 59 runs between them in just 24 balls and stayed not out at the individual scores of 31 and 40 respectively.
Speaking after the game with Hardik Pandya and Tewatia, Rashid was quizzed about the shots that he played against Marco Jansen. The odd looking hit where Rashid seemed to be using only the power of his wrist to slog the balls through the onside was questioned by the live broadcasters as well. Kevin Pietersen in commentary was of the opinion that Rashid should be using his full swing of the bat, instead of his wrists.
Rashid delved into the matter and named his stroke as 'The Snake Shot' and went onto explain why he doesn't fancy a full swing of the bat.
"I call it the Snake Shot. When a snake bites someone it springs back. When the ball is too full, I can't finish the shot completely. My body position doesn't allow me to finish the shot. If I try to do that, I can't generate the power. So I have worked on it a lot and strengthened my wrists for it," Rashid told the host broadcaster.
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