While Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul starred for Punjab with a magnificent 183-run partnership in their fixture against Rajasthan on Sunday, September 27, it was an unbelievable bit of fielding by Nicholas Pooran that drove the astounded audience bonkers.
After Sanju Samson, during another of his heady knocks this season, pulled a half-tracker that was set to hit the empty seats, Pooran, fielding at deep midwicket, leapt to action with a gravity-defying lunge over the boundary rope, caught the ball and then had the presence of mind to realise he was over the rope and tossed it back to Glenn Maxwell before touching the ground.
This impromptu display of acrobatics prompted everyone from cricketers to actors to express their astonishment on Twitter, and we rounded up some of the best reactions:
This is the best save I have seen in my life. Simply incredible!!
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
Gravity naamak cheez hi bhula di. Aisa kaise.
Defied Gravity, Pooran. What a save.— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Just witnessed the greatest piece of fielding in cricketing history.. Pooran you beauty !!! Take a Bow!!!
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd)
Pooran doing a Jonty Ropes!
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
Pooran - what an incredible save that!
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial)
CC: - sir please explain this
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia)
the best save I ‘ve ever seen in my life ,,, brilliant buddy
— Kabir Duhan Singh (@Kabirduhansingh)
Nicholas Pooran.. one of the best moments of fielding ever? Certainly the most athletic!! will go viral!
— Mark Nicholas (@mcjnicholas)
Best piece of fielding I have EVER seen in my life...and I'd like to think I've watched A LOT of !
Thank was UNREAL from !
— Suhail Chandhok (@suhailchandhok)
1 year of Pooran Poli free for him. The most amazing piece of fielding ever ! Take a bow
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye)
On that acrobatic save from Pooran:
"That's the best I have seen in a T20 game!" -
We couldn't agree more. RT if you think the same
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip)
Pooran has just produced one of the greatest fielding saves I have ever seen. That was almost two yards over the rope and to pull it back....Wow! Where is this standard of fielding going to take us next....
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
That save from Pooran was unreal!
Just goes on to show the high standards this format has reached.
Brilliant!— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349)
That is just an insaaaaaaaane effort from Pooran. It defied gravity and any concept of core stability you may have
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur)
WOAH!
That Pooran effort deserved to save a six! | |
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
How did you do that, Pooran??? Are you wearing a cape under your t-shirt?? Haven’t seen anything like this ever.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Feature image courtesy: Twitter.com / @sachin_rt
