<p><img title="Wriddhiman Saha wrestles Stven Smith to the ground in trying to take a catch" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/mar/smith-saha.jpg" alt="Wriddhiman Saha wrestles Stven Smith to the ground in trying to take a catch" /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><strong>Wriddhiman Saha wrestles Stven Smith to the ground in trying to take a catch. Pic/Twitter</strong></em></span></p>
<p>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. &nbsp;</p>
<p>The Australian skipper was stuck on 97 for a while, especially beacuse left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja was bowling a leg-stump line.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The Indian wicketkeeper in his attempt to snatch the ball from the delicate position, knocked Smith to the ground.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">FIND, CATCH AND APPEAL - <a href="https://twitter.com/Wriddhipops">@Wriddhipops</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/stevesmith49">@stevesmith49</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvAUS?src=hash">#INDvAUS</a> <a href="https://t.co/nTIWPlgTih">pic.twitter.com/nTIWPlgTih</a></p>
&mdash; BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/842321853402210305">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Replays showed that Saha&rsquo;s appeal was in vain because there was no bat involved.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>Twitterati too though it was 'the moment of the match':</strong></span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh boy.. <a href="https://twitter.com/Wriddhipops">@Wriddhipops</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/stevesmith49">@stevesmith49</a> it looks ugly yet funny against &eth;u00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082&eth;u00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082&eth;u00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082<br />This would have been most weird way to get dismissed.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndvAus?src=hash">#IndvAus</a> <a href="https://t.co/PmNtWAFH8l">pic.twitter.com/PmNtWAFH8l</a></p>
&mdash; Mohammed Arif Khan (@mdarifkhan87) <a href="https://twitter.com/mdarifkhan87/status/842331682355130368">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wriddhiman Saha caught balls tampering <a href="https://t.co/WqcE5IsgTl">pic.twitter.com/WqcE5IsgTl</a></p>
&mdash; The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyaUkhaadLega/status/842329281367752704">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Funny scenes. The ball sticks between <a href="https://twitter.com/stevesmith49">@stevesmith49</a>'s legs, <a href="https://twitter.com/Wriddhipops">@Wriddhipops</a> brings him down trying to catch. Umpire shares a laugh. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvAUS?src=hash">#INDvAUS</a> <a href="https://t.co/s32NJoyhkL">pic.twitter.com/s32NJoyhkL</a></p>
&mdash; XtraTime (@greymind43) <a href="https://twitter.com/greymind43/status/842322369934950400">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Funny scenes. The ball sticks between <a href="https://twitter.com/stevesmith49">@stevesmith49</a>'s legs, <a href="https://twitter.com/Wriddhipops">@Wriddhipops</a> brings him down trying to catch. Umpire shares a laugh. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvAUS?src=hash">#INDvAUS</a> <a href="https://t.co/s32NJoyhkL">pic.twitter.com/s32NJoyhkL</a></p>
&mdash; XtraTime (@greymind43) <a href="https://twitter.com/greymind43/status/842322369934950400">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dedication should be like <a href="https://twitter.com/Wriddhipops">@Wriddhipops</a> to get the ball from the legs of <a href="https://twitter.com/stevesmith49">@stevesmith49</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndvAus?src=hash">#IndvAus</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LightMoments?src=hash">#LightMoments</a></p>
&mdash; Kartik K Pandya (@KartikPandya24) <a href="https://twitter.com/KartikPandya24/status/842321956875710464">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It looked all kinds of awkward,wriddhiman saha trying to catch the ball between smith's legs...doesn't sound decent at all <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiavsAustralia?src=hash">#IndiavsAustralia</a></p>
&mdash; TIRBHAWAN CHAHAL (@TIRBHAWANCHAHAL) <a href="https://twitter.com/TIRBHAWANCHAHAL/status/842319800483356672">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">With This Smile Back On Indian Players face. Thank You Wriddhiman Saha <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndvAus?src=hash">#IndvAus</a></p>
&mdash; Rajesh Khilare (@Cricrajeshpk) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cricrajeshpk/status/842319670556278786">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI">@BCCI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Wriddhipops">@Wriddhipops</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/stevesmith49">@stevesmith49</a> Funniest moment ever &eth;u00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082&eth;u00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082&eth;u00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082&eth;u00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvAUS?src=hash">#INDvAUS</a></p>
&mdash; CrickeTendulkar &eth;u00c2u009fu00c2u0087&reg;&eth;u00c2u009fu00c2u0087&sup3; (@CrickeTendulkar) <a href="https://twitter.com/CrickeTendulkar/status/842324744821182464">March 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>HERE'S THE VIDEO:</strong></span></p>
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Ranchi pitch didn't offer turn like the first two Tests: Steven Smith

<p>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</p>

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