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Kevin Pietersen – Switch Hit

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Former English cricketer Kevin Pietersen was one of the stylish cricketers during his time. The right-handed batsman was known for his aggressive batting who can take up the role to play big knocks in any format.

During his international career (2004-2014), Pietersen played 104 Tests, 136 ODIs and 37 T20Is where he scored 8181 runs (average 47.28), 4440 runs (average 40.73) and 1176 runs (average 37.93).

Pietersen was very famous for his switch hits which were aggressive but effective shots. The right-handed batsman achieved mastery in this particular shot while it was known very difficult, especially for a sixer.