Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha wrestling Steven Smith to grab the ball that was lodged between the Aussie skipper's pads has the umpires, his teammates and Twitterati in splits
Wriddhiman Saha wrestles Stven Smith to the ground in trying to take a catch. Pic/Twitter
With all the bad blood between the Indian and Australian cricket teams over the DRS controversy in the Bangalore Test, it needed sometime magical at Ranchi to take the focus away from it all. And Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha came to the rescue.
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The Australian skipper was stuck on 97 for a while, especially beacuse left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja was bowling a leg-stump line.
Smith missed one of the Jadeja deliveries and the ball got stuck between the batsman's pads. Saha, in all earnestness, jumped from behind the stumps and tried to grab the ball from between Smith's legs.
The Indian wicketkeeper in his attempt to snatch the ball from the delicate position, knocked Smith to the ground.
FIND, CATCH AND APPEAL - @Wriddhipops @stevesmith49 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/nTIWPlgTih
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 16, 2017
Saha pouched the ball and appealed to the umpire since he thought the Aussie captain had inside edged it. But English umpire Ian Gould just lost it. Gould walked away laughing before declaring it a dead ball.
Most of the Indian cricketers out in the middle also were laughing, but not Smith. Even all of the TV commentators found the moment hilarious.
Replays showed that Saha’s appeal was in vain because there was no bat involved.
Twitterati too though it was 'the moment of the match':
Oh boy.. @Wriddhipops and @stevesmith49 it looks ugly yet funny against ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082
— Mohammed Arif Khan (@mdarifkhan87) March 16, 2017
This would have been most weird way to get dismissed.#IndvAus pic.twitter.com/PmNtWAFH8l
Wriddhiman Saha caught balls tampering pic.twitter.com/WqcE5IsgTl
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) March 16, 2017
Funny scenes. The ball sticks between @stevesmith49's legs, @Wriddhipops brings him down trying to catch. Umpire shares a laugh. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/s32NJoyhkL
— XtraTime (@greymind43) March 16, 2017
Funny scenes. The ball sticks between @stevesmith49's legs, @Wriddhipops brings him down trying to catch. Umpire shares a laugh. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/s32NJoyhkL
— XtraTime (@greymind43) March 16, 2017
Dedication should be like @Wriddhipops to get the ball from the legs of @stevesmith49 #IndvAus #LightMoments
— Kartik K Pandya (@KartikPandya24) March 16, 2017
It looked all kinds of awkward,wriddhiman saha trying to catch the ball between smith's legs...doesn't sound decent at all #IndiavsAustralia
— TIRBHAWAN CHAHAL (@TIRBHAWANCHAHAL) March 16, 2017
With This Smile Back On Indian Players face. Thank You Wriddhiman Saha #IndvAus
— Rajesh Khilare (@Cricrajeshpk) March 16, 2017
@BCCI @Wriddhipops @stevesmith49 Funniest moment ever ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082 #INDvAUS
— CrickeTendulkar ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0087®ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0087³ (@CrickeTendulkar) March 16, 2017
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