Who was the first batsman to play a reverse sweep in international cricket?
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Last updated Mar 14 2015.
Originally posted Mar 14 2015 12:06 AM.
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It was first regularly played in the 1970s by the Pakistani batsman Mushtaq Mohammad, though Mushtaq's brother Hanif Mohammad is sometimes credited as the inventor. Cricket coach Bob Woolmer has been credited with popularising the stroke. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batting_%28cricket%29#Reverse_sweep
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batting_%28cricket%29#Reverse_sweep