The Indian Premier League lends itself to a whole lot of innovation in terms of strokeplay, but the upper cut executed by Sachin Tendulkar 20 years ago still evokes thrilling memories.

The master blaster played that shot which went for six off Shoaib Akhtar in the 2003 World Cup. Tendulkar recalled that moment the other day: “It was the India-Pakistan game. The momentum was with us and we decided that we should hit when we can. So, I played a shot which wasn’t planned to be honest;  it just happened.