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{{Short description|An unconventional batting shot in cricket}}
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In [[cricket]], the '''helicopter shot''' is the act of hitting the [[cricket ball|ball]] by means of a wristy flick, using the bottom-hand as the dominant force. The shot gets its name from the flourish completing the stroke, with the [[cricket bat|bat]] being circled overhead. It has been considered an unconventional and innovative stroke which, when executed effectively, can be used to score boundaries, even against good [[yorker]]s or fuller-length deliveries,<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 March 2019|title=Top 5 Innovative Shots In The Game Of Cricket|url=https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket/top-5-innovative-shots-in-the-game-of-cricket/|url-status=live|archiveurl=|archivedate=|accessdate=25 November 2020|website=Cricket Addictor}}</ref> which have traditionally been used by faster bowlers towards the end of limited-overs matches because it is difficult to hit such balls to the boundary.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Juneja|first1=Sunny|title=What is the helicopter shot?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/What-is-the-helicopter-shot/articleshow/9427679.cms|accessdate=4 June 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.]]|date=31 July 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604163350/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/What-is-the-helicopter-shot/articleshow/9427679.cms|archivedate=4 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Mohammad Azharuddin]] played a shot similar to the helicopter shot against the South African team in 1990 at [[Eden Gardens]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 May 2016|title=Azhar played the helicopter shot before MS Dhoni|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/150516/azhar-played-the-helicopter-shot-before-ms-dhoni.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Aravinda de Silva|Aravinda Silva]], [[Kevin Pietersen]], [[Chamara Silva]], [[Abdul Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]] are some of those players who played similar shots as well.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 January 2014|title=5 cricketers who have attempted playing the Helicopter shot|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/5-players-attempted-helicopter-shot-cricket|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Sportskeeda}}</ref> The shot got its name and fame through [[M. S. Dhoni]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 March 2020|title=The story behind MS Dhoni’s helicopter shot|language=en|work=Sportscafe|url=https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2020/apr/03/the-story-behind-ms-dhonis-helicopter-shot|url-status=live|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> who played on a regular basis as a way to score boundaries against full and yorker length deliveries. It was a fellow player [[Santosh Lal]], a childhood friend of Dhoni, who taught him how to play the shot.<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Srihari|title=The tragic story of Santosh Lal – MS Dhoni's friend and the inventor of the helicopter shot|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/tragic-story-santosh-lal-dhonis-friend-inventor-helicopter-shot|website=[[Sportskeeda]]|publisher=Absolute Sports|accessdate=4 June 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604170544/https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/tragic-story-santosh-lal-dhonis-friend-inventor-helicopter-shot|archivedate=4 June 2020|date=3 October 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Cricket terminology]]
*[[Batting (cricket)]]
*[[Leg side]]

==References==
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[[Category:Cricket terminology]]
[[Category:Batting (cricket)]]

Helicopter shot - Revision history

Hoci Mini at 05:24, 25 August 2021