Ravindra Jadeja was one of the star performers for the Chennai Super Kings when they took on the might of Lucknow Super Giants on Friday. The left handed batter first scored a 40-ball half-century in the first innnings to help his side to a competitive total of 176 runs at the Ekana pitch. Later on in the innings, Jadeja also took a gem of a catch to send the well set KL Rahul back to the pavilion. Since then, a video of the catch has gone viral on social media, leading to cricket pundit and netizens lauding Jadeja’s one handed stunner.
The infamous action occured during the 18th over of the match when LSG skipper KL Rahul was well set on a score of 82 and looked likely to take his team for the victory line. However, Rahul looked in a hurry as he decided to cut a delivery from Matheesha Pathirana over the point fielder for a boundary. However, it seems like Rahul didn’t account for his Indian teammate Ravindra Jadeja who fielding in the point position and took a stunning one handed flying catch to sending the LSG skipper packing.
Former India coach and commentator Ravi Shastri was instantly appeased by Jadeja’s effoert and stated that the left hander had probably taken the ‘catch of the tournament’. Speaking on commentary about Jadeja’s fielding effort, Shastri said, “What a catch! Is that the catch of the IPL? That was flying like a tracer bullet and he has plucked it out of thin air as if it’s nothing. That’s the brilliance of the man. What a stunner this is!”
Noted cricket presentor Harsha Bhogle was also impressed with Jadeja’s catching abilities. He wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter), “Purely as a fielder, Jadeja is box-office. That is in a very small short list for the catch of the tournament”
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Published: 20 Apr 2024, 08:07 AM IST