From Ranji to Surya: Batters who revolutionised shotmaking in cricket

The textbook is for beginners and the real stars of the game are always the players who have their own rule book

New Delhi: As a rule, captains have hated batters who take the field out of the equation. These are batters who play the field — constantly seeking out gaps or hitting shots to areas where there are no fielders. In such cases, the captaincy can often be only reactive.

Suryakumar Yadav plays a shot against Pakistan on Sunday. (PTI)

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Twenty20, as a format, is becoming bolder and wilder by the year. A ringside view of a practice session of batters will tell you that they spend a great amount of