Once exotic, now IPL mainstream: Evolution of the lap shot from the days of Douglas Marillier to AB de Villiers and Rishabh Pant

Once exotic, now IPL mainstream: Evolution of the lap shot from the days of Douglas Marillier to AB de Villiers and Rishabh Pant

The scoop was in existence before T20s even came into being; but AB de Villiers got it humming like a ceiling fan and Rishabh Pant brought down the roof filling it with histrionics, teasing third man and leaving fine leg to fret

Indian audience of a certain vintage would remember Sachin Tendulkar kneeling down and lap-sweeping medium pacers on sluggish tracks of the subcontinent at the wink of this century. Australias cricke… [+2761 chars]