File picture of Ravi Shastri
As India seemed to bundle out Bangladesh’ batting unit early on Day 5 of the Kanpur Take a look at, Mushfiqur Rahim stood between the hosts’ pursuit of fast wickets. The Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter used sweep shot as a weapon to counter the spin risk posed by India’s Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. Rahim did very effectively in going through India’s spin twins, prompting a dialogue within the commentary field, involving Ravi Shastri and Atahr Ali Khan. When former Bangladesh cricketer, Athar Ali, highlighting Rahim’s proficiency in utilizing sweep photographs in opposition to spinners, Shastri requested him to call one wicket-keeper who would not sweep, hoping his query would solely be met with silence.
Nonetheless, former India cricketer Murali Kartik, who was additionally within the commentary field with Shastri and Athar Ali, jumped into the dialog and answered Shastri’s query by mentioning MS Dhoni.
Athar Ali highlighted how Mushfiqur is an effective instance of how sweep photographs can assist batters nullify spin threats. That is when Shastri stated, “Title me one keeper who would not sweep.”
However, Kartik’s point out of Dhoni left Shastri surprised. As a matter of reality, Dhoni is a bottom-handed participant who hardly tried to play sweep photographs in opposition to spinners. As a substitute, he would use his ft to advance down the observe with a purpose to sort out difficult spinners.
Regardless of not possessing a weapon like a sweep shot in his armoury, Dhoni is broadly seen as one of many best batters in opposition to spinners.
Rahim was ultimately dismissed by pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who delivered an off-cutter to uproot the Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter’s center stump. Within the course of, Workforce India secured a 7-wicket victory in opposition to Bangladesh to scrub sweep the collection 2-0. India head earlier gained the primary Take a look at by a whopping margin of 280 runs.
Nonetheless, the win within the Kanpur Take a look at was further particular contemplating the whole play doable was lower than 2 days.
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