R Ashwin made a stunning catch. (Photo-PTI)
Legendary Indian spinner R Ashwin is known for his incredible bowling. But on the second day of the Mumbai Test match, he remained in the headlines due to his astonishing catch. The 38-year-old Ashwin showed amazing agility in the second innings of this match, the video of which has gone viral among fans. This catch was very important for the Indian team, because due to this catch, the Indian team got the wicket of Daryl Mitchell, who has so far proven to be a very dangerous batsman in this match.
R Ashwin made a stunning catch
During New Zealand’s second innings, Ravindra Jadeja bowled the 28th over for India. Then, on the fifth ball of Ravindra Jadeja’s over, Daryl Mitchell hit a shot down the ground. The ball did not reach the bat correctly and hit the bottom, causing the ball to stop in the air. But the ball was far away from Ashwin, so Ashwin ran back from mid-on and went to take this catch. During this, he ran back 19 meters in 5 seconds and caught the ball. Everyone was surprised to see this agility of Ashwin. Now fans are also praising Ashwin a lot.
Runs backwards Keeps his eyes 👀 on the ball Completes an exceptional catch 👍
Great stuff from R Ashwin!
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Ashwin also did wonders with the ball
Ravichandran Ashwin did not get any wicket in the first innings of this match. But a surprising performance was seen from his side in the second innings. He made 3 batsmen his victims giving 63 runs in 16 overs. In this innings he took the wickets of Will Young, Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips. With this he also became the most successful bowler at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Let us tell you that at the end of the second day of play, New Zealand scored 171 runs for 9 wickets in their second innings and took a lead of 143 runs. But it will not be easy for team India to achieve this goal on this ground. Ashwin also admitted that achieving a target of around 150 will not be easy for the Indian batsmen on the spinning pitch at the Wankhede Stadium. Ashwin told Dinesh Karthik in an interview on Geo Cinema, “We have to put an end to their innings.” Every run saved in this inning is important. It is not easy to score runs on this field. We will have to hit very well.
