Tough times don’t last long but tough people do. Irfan Khan exemplified it for a short period of time during the Australia versus Pakistan first ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne as he produced a scintillating catch immediately after his dedicative efforts were denied by cricket laws.
The third ball of the 20th over saw Shaheen Afridi bowled a back of a length delivery outside the stumps to Inglis who pulled it towards the deep square leg region. Irfan at the deep leaped from the edge of the boundary ropes and palmed the white rock inside the field of play. However, the TV umpires observed that the fielder had one leg at the cushion while attempting the save and signalled it a six. Unaware of the rules, Irfan was vividly frustrated but did not give up on perfecting yet another fielding effort. The next ball, Inglis tried to clobber a six in the same region and Irfan ran along the ropes and leaped dived towards the ball to complete a scintillating take. Certainly, the batter exemplified a never give up attitude and the Twitterverse lauded his endeavours.
Irfan Khan stopped the Six with Super man stuff but before flying he just touched the boundary line, he got another chance in next ball, he grabbed it safely.#PAKvsAUS | #AUSvsPAKpic.twitter.com/04S2Cnofxv
— Don Cricket 🏏 (@doncricket_) November 4, 2024
Great effort!
He put his 100% there!
That was not a six man but took a brilliant catch after Irfan khan you beauty https://t.co/Opz39iHoWn
— Sherry 🇵🇸 (@Sherryy177) November 4, 2024
Great catch but it was six!
Brilliant catch 👏👏 Irfan Khan ❤️#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/wEjchdXIR0
— عاصم چمکنی 33 (@AJASIMKHAN) November 4, 2024
Yeah!
True that!
What an attrmp for catch by Irfan Khan Niazi 🔥#PAKvsAUS pic.twitter.com/v2QGHwNNV1
— Zohaib_804 (@Zohaib_804) November 4, 2024
Brilliant by Irfan but unlucky!
WHAT A CATCH BY IRFAN 🔥 How can a debutant can picks up that running catch 😱
Standing ovation for Irfan Khan Niazi 🇵🇰 🫡 #AUSvPAK #PAKvsAUS #PakistanCricket #BabarAzam𓃵 pic.twitter.com/DvK6HXSlBX— Furqan👑🖤 (@furqan_ashfaq77) November 4, 2024
What?
Hahaha!
Kuch samjh nhi aaya but maza bahut aaya 😂😂🤣#AUSvPAK #AUSvsPAKhttps://t.co/XjCnMKhlc4
— Devendra 🇮🇳 (@Devendra786s) November 4, 2024
Have all subcontinent players lost the ability to play spin.#AusVsPak pic.twitter.com/PUJgagaNUq
— Harsh (@freakin229) November 4, 2024
