Sachin Tendulkar and Mark Waugh adapted a different way of playing the role by scoring rapidly by using classical styles to find the gaps in the field rather than go over the top. Later players like Virender Sehwag and Chris Gayle took to aggressive batting and the introduction of Twenty20 cricket saw such hitting becoming a regularity with more batters oriented towards it.
Sachin Tendulkar and Mark Waugh played their roles in a unique manner by scoring quickly using classical styles to target field gaps rather than relying on over-the-top shots. Later players such as Virender Sehwag and Chris Gayle shifted towards aggressive batting, and the introduction of Twenty20 cricket made this style more prevalent among batters.