I like how he poo pooed the old switch hit, referring to the fact that you never see a bowler change from over the wicket to around the wicket and as such should never see a batsman change stance direction.
Yeah, nah.
Sadly, it was not even a switch hit. It was just a reverse sweep by Maxwell.
Do not even think the grip was changed. But it was definitely not a switch hit.
Simple reverses there cannot be an argument against, its is just a shot. Reverses with the grip being changed, there could be a stronger argument against, but a bowler can bowl a leg spinner, arm ball or an off spinner without making any announcement - so that evens out, in my view to any grip change on the bat handle, with the grip change on the ball.
But for the switch hit, I also think the reasoning is flawed to the bowling analogy. Bowlers can change their mind at the very last point of what delivery they will bowl. As for the stance, if a batsman reckons he can "switch his stance" - without taking a new guard - just before the ball is released, so the bowler sees the changed stance, and still get a good percentage shot, I think a bowler must fancy their chances more. Changing stances at a point in time too late for the bowler to adjust their delivery, the batsman then has next to no reaction time to follow and hit the ball. That has to be a low percentage shot for them.
But maybe we should allow bowlers to only declare around or over the wicket and give them the choice of arms - get some good ambidextrous quicks at 150+ - that will even up the contest between bat and ball - and even if does bowlers next to no advantage as batsman follow the delivery stride - it would add to the entertainment.
