5 Craziest cricketing shots played in IPL history

5. AB de Villiers – Funky six

He always raises the bar with his 360-degree shots, The yardstick that he sets for himself is quite upstream. The likes of Jos Buttler and Glenn Maxwell are trying to catch up his path but it’s always a herculean task considering he does it for so many years across all formats.

It was in 2014 when AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn came across each other again and even this time Steyn couldn’t get away from his countrymen brutal stroke-making. Royal Challengers Banglore required 28 runs off 12 balls and with the well-set AB de Villiers in the middle.

Steyn from another end was eager to get his team across the line. AB de Villiers just swept an offside full-length delivery over fine leg for a six leaving everybody shell shocked. It was bowled around 145Kmph and to move before the ball was bowled and produce such a shot was majestic. It didn’t stop there as he smacked 24 runs from Steyn’s over including three sixes.

Hapless Dale Steyn couldn’t do much and caught appreciating and sharing a hug after the match was ended. In that game, AB de Villiers smashed 89 runs off 41 balls to guide Royal Challengers Banglore to victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad and received Player of the match award.

~ Written by Abhilash Jonna