Unlike the reverse sweep, batsmen world over love to play the sweep shot, especially against the slow bowlers. Batsmen from the subcontinent don’t hesitate to play the sweep shot especially on pitches here as they are slow and have low bounce. The Black Caps showed perfection in attempting the reverse sweep, which is more difficult. Struggling with form, Guptill, who made 21 in the first innings, tried to sweep Ashwin and the inside edge went off his pads to silly point. He knew playing the shot would be risky with the Black Caps struggling to avoid defeat in the series opener.

Source: Hindustan Times September 25, 2016 13:41 UTC