NEW DELHI: Indian wicket-keeper KL Rahul displayed remarkable skill when he took a spectacular one-handed stunner to dismiss Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday.
Rahul’s agility and athleticism were on full display as he dived to his left and executed a stunning one-handed catch that left fans in awe.The incident occurred during the 25th over of the Bangladesh innings whenMohammed Siraj came up with a cross-seam hard length delivery which went down the leg side.Mehidy tried to guide it for an easy boundary down to fine leg but instead got a faint edge en-route to wicketkeeper KL Rahul, who came up with lightning-fast reflexes diving to his wrong side and completed a brilliant one-handed catch, securing the third wicket of the Bangladesh innings.
Rahul’s agility and athleticism were on full display as he dived to his left and executed a stunning one-handed catch that left fans in awe.The incident occurred during the 25th over of the Bangladesh innings whenMohammed Siraj came up with a cross-seam hard length delivery which went down the leg side.Mehidy tried to guide it for an easy boundary down to fine leg but instead got a faint edge en-route to wicketkeeper KL Rahul, who came up with lightning-fast reflexes diving to his wrong side and completed a brilliant one-handed catch, securing the third wicket of the Bangladesh innings.
Earlier in the day, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya hobbled off the field, in a major injury scare for India, after twisting his ankle while bowling his first over against Bangladesh.
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Pandya suffered the injury during the third delivery of the ninth over when he attempted to stop a straight drive from Bangladesh opener Litton Das with his right foot in his follow-through.
He twisted his ankle as the ball passed under his leg and he stumbled to the ground.
