Nixon does a Pietersen
Mike Gatting continues to be accosted at airports around the world with unkind questions on his sanity - why did he try the reverse sweep of Allan Border in the final of the 1987 World Cup
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
Mike Gatting continues to be accosted at airports around the world with unkind questions on his sanity - why did he try the reverse sweep of Allan Border in the final of the 1987 World Cup? yet Paul Nixon on Wednesday unveiled two of the finest against Muttiah Muralitharan, writes S Ram Mahesh in The Hindu.
"It was not the biggest reverse-sweep six I have hit," said Nixon. "I hit Monty Panesar for a bigger one last year. I have probably hit 20 in my career now. I've had a bit of banter with KP (Pietersen, who has reverse-swept Murali for six). He told me that was one each. I said no, it's now about 20-1, but I suppose in proper cricket it is one each."
Also in The Hindu S Dinakar singles out Mahela Jayawardene's innovative use of the third Powerplay as the period when Sri Lanka won their Super Eights game against England.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo