South Africa vs India 2018: Five strategies the hosts should adopt to counter wrist-spin

#2 Proper execution of the sweep shot

They must take a page out of AB de Villiers' book

The hosts couldn't execute the sweep shot well in the first three ODIs. Repeatedly playing the sweep shot from the stump line got them plumb in front.

This shot must be executed by getting the front foot outside the off-stump, to make sure that even if the ball misses the bat and hits the leg, the impact of the same will be outside off-stump. AB de Villers, who is set to return to the team from the fourth ODI, is an exceptional sweeper of the cricket ball.