Mohammed Siraj, the star India pacer, took a sensational one-handed catch to get rid of veteran Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Day 4 of the India vs Bangladesh Kanpur Test. Siraj, standing at the mid-off region, almost misjudged the catch trying to backpedal with the ball in air, but showed commendable athleticism to leap in the air backwards and take a one-handed stunner over his head. Interestingly, Siraj’s catch came after another spectacular catch, taken by the team India captain Rohit Sharma, also at mid-off, to dismiss Litton Das.
Bowling the final ball of his tenth over of the IND vs BAN Kanpur Test, Ravichandran Ashwin displayed his bowling astuteness by outthinking Shakib. Knowing that Shakib is going to come after him, Ashwin dragged his length back, luring the batter to step out of the pitch. Shakib fell for the trap and came down the pitch to play a lofted shot over the mid-off region. However, he got beaten by the flight of the ball and ended up miscuing the ball in the air.
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Siraj, initially misjudging the height of the ball, made excellent last-minute judgement and backpedalled with his stretched hands, eventually leaping in the air to get his left hand to the ball, taking a wonderful one-handed stunner.
Watch Mohammed Siraj's one-handed catch here:
Rohit Sharma's Blinder To Dismiss Litton Das
Earlier in the match, skipper Rohit Sharma also pulled off a one-handed stunner to dismiss the Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter Litton Das. Standing at mid-off Rohit grabbed a speeding ball by leaping in the air to complete a one-handed catch.
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