India lifted their catching standards to a phenomenal level on day four of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur, as Mohammed Siraj’s spectacular leaping effort ended in a sensational one-handed catch to dismiss Shakib Al Hasan at the Green Park Stadium on Monday.
Facing Ravichandran Ashwin, Shakib came out of his crease but was completely beaten as the Indian off-spinner’s delivery dipped.Shakib lost his bottom-hand grip on the bat while going for the lofted drive. The shot ended up as a skier with Siraj back-paddling under it at mid-off.
The ball looked to be going slightly over him, set to fall behind. But the Indian pacer leaped and bent backwards to get his left hand under the ball, and completed a brilliant effort.
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Shakib (9), standing his ground, had a look of disbelief on his face; and the Bangladesh score read 170 for 6.
A couple of overs before that, India captain Rohit Sharma also came up with a superb one-handed catch at mid-off to dismiss Litton Das (13).
Rohit timed his jump to perfection to catch Das’s full-blooded drive with one hand.
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Play in the second Test resumed after two days of washout, and India’s fielding gave the Monday crowd in Kanpur reasons to celebrate.
