India, Dec. 31 -- Glenn Phillips has never been shy of trying innovative cricket shots, but even by his standards, this one turned heads. In New Zealand's Super Smash, the Otago batter effectively changed his batting stance, flipping from right-handed to left-handed and making it look like a rehearsed party trick.

The clip blew up because it wasn't just a one-ball stunt. Phillips stayed with the switch, found timing, and turned a "why not?" experiment into a proper, match-shaping innings, the kind that makes bowlers feel like they have accidentally walked into a different sport.

"I have done it for a little while in the nets, but never quite brought it out," Phillips told TVNZ.

"Obviously, it is a little bit of an interesting thing, th...