WATCH: Sachin Tendulkar's priceless reaction to Suryakumar Yadav's impossible shot vs GT in IPL 2023

Suryakumar Yadav, the top batter for the Mumbai Indians, put on a power-hitting display on Friday night, slamming Gujarat Titans spinners all over the pitch to score his first IPL century. Suryakumar, who became well-known for his powerful hitting in the league, had to wait 4053 days for his first IPL century; he reached the milestone in just 49 deliveries on the last delivery of the innings.

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He displayed a variety of shots during his batting, but his six against Mohammed Shami in the penultimate over of the game stunned many. Even Sachin Tendulkar, one of the best batters in cricket history, tried to mock-imitate the shot while seated close to the dugout because of how magnificent the hit was.

Here’s the viral video:

How do you hit a cover drive but get it over third man for six?



We watched SKY do it here and still can't understand. What about you? 😵‍💫#IPLonJioCinema #MIvGT pic.twitter.com/kg9QU7jxuW

— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 12, 2023

Suryakumar purposefully sliced the ball over short third for a maximum after Shami intentionally pitched the delivery wide outside off. Although it appeared that Suryakumar was going for a grounded shot, he flipped his wrist at the very last second to send the ball over the boundary line for a six.

‘Seen 10 million balls, but never saw that’ – Tom Moody

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The shot astounded former Australia star Tom Moody, who said he had never seen a batter attempt anything similar in his entire life. “That particular ball, I don't think I've ever seen a six hit over third man with a vertical bat. I've seen hit with a horizontal bat, a cut shot going over the third man. I've never seen a six hit with a vertical bat off the middle of the bat; I've even seen a thick-edge fly. Never seen it before in my life!” Moody told ESPNCricinfo.

“I've seen nearly 10 million balls bowled in my lifetime in all forms of the game, and I've never seen that before. It was totally mint. It was in his head, and no one else's head, that he was capable of doing that,” he further said.

Moody was not the only one to comment. The shot was deemed absurd by Ian Bishop, who now performs commentator duties for the IPL. “This for me will forever be known as “The Shot”. That’s just ridiculous from SKY,” he wrote.