Former Australia captain Ian Chappell may call it “blatantly unfair” but Glenn Maxwell sees nothing wrong in employing the switch-hit, describing it as a “different part” of cricket’s evolution over the years.

“...It is within the laws of the game. Batting has evolved in such a way, that it has got better and better over the years, which is why we see these massive scores are getting chased down and the scores are going up,” Maxwell said when asked about Chappell’s comments at the post-match news conference after the third ODI.

Maxwell urged the bowlers to come up with a plan to combat the switch-hit. “I suppose the skills of bowlers have been tested everyday with bowlers having to come up with different change-ups, different ways to stop batters,” Maxwell said.

He said as the batsmen have evolved, similarly bowlers should also try and innovate.

“...We see guys come up with knuckle-balls and wide yorker fields and different tactics. And the tactics of ODI cricket have definitely evolved, so I just see it (switch-hit) as a different part of the evolution of the game…” he added.

The 77-year-old Chappell had expressed his reservations about the switch-hit on Tuesday. “(Switch-hitting) is amazingly skilful, but it’s not fair,” Chappell had told the Wide World of Sports.