Experience can never be learned, it can only be earned, and in Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul, India possesses the experience of over 200 Test caps. As it turns out, even such veterans are not immune to brainfades and unfortunately for India, it arrived at a crucial moment on Thursday.
India succumbed to the lowest ever score in the subcontinent in Test cricket history on Thursday after collapsing for 46 all-out against New Zealand at the Chinnaswamy stadium. Matt Henry and William O’Rourke were architects in chief of the decimation as they scalped five and four wickets respectively to fold out the hosts shortly after Lunch and set the stage for the batters to make merry with the sun peeking from behind the clouds for the first time in the encounter. Devon Conway and Tom Latham obliged, racking up 44 runs in the first 12 overs before the Men in Blue finally managed to produce a serious chance only for it to go begging.
Mohammed Siraj had the ball in hand and bowled a peach to Latham in the channel whose lazy push led to a thick outside edge. The ball screamed towards the slips but much to everyone’s disbelief, it passed straight through the cordon and away to the boundary. The replays showed that Virat Kohli at first slip leaned to his right, expecting KL Rahul at second slip to do the honours, while the Karnataka batter leaned to his right thinking quite the opposite and thus the duo created the perfect window for the SG to sail away harmlessly.
Rahul was left with his eyes wide agao and arms aflail, much like a shocked Kohli even though the ball flew closer to the former. Twitterati was no different.
Oh hell no!
You just can’t
You can’t convince me that kl Rahul didn’t drop this catch intentionally.
Rohit Sharma is surrounded by snakes. 💔
pic.twitter.com/ASh7qzHbBO— Vishu (@Ro_45stan) October 17, 2024
One pressure situation, one catch drop and these guys started crying https://t.co/KiYjXIImdk
— 𝐀𝐧𝐮𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐯 (@Anubhav263) October 17, 2024
Can’t bat
2nd Catch Drop on Jadeja’s Ball by Rohit Sharma
– Can’t Bat Can’t Bowl Can’t Field— 🤍✍ (@imAnthoni_) October 17, 2024
Another one
Captain Saab ,catch pe catch drop kr rhe ho
— Sunil (@Sunil__max25) October 17, 2024
Bhai yrr waps dheere dheere KL RAHUL waps shi player lagna chalu hua tha…. pr jo aaj usne kra h
Sbse pehle toh pressure situation m hamesha 💩 kr jata h
Plus jo usne catch jo drop kra h slip m…. bhai ko apni shakal bachani h 🙂🙂 mat khel yrr cricket #INDvsNZ #SanjuSamson— Aaditya Karwa (@aaditya_3102003) October 17, 2024
Dropped
Interesting
Should KL Rahul cut his long hair, and get rid of his round cap and wear sunglasses, so that he dosent drop any catch? #askinsiders
— Rishabh T. (@slinga909) October 17, 2024
After seeing scorecard #ViratKohli #INDvsNZ #TestCricket #KLRahul #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/mTG8J0INgB
— Virat Kohli (parody account) (@FunBishnoi) October 17, 2024
Deserves it
Forgot to praise the great KL Rahul. He deserves all the appreciation.
— 19 (@en_route2) October 17, 2024
