The cricket world is pinching itself after some of the extraordinary efforts you’ll ever see.
Brad Currie is a Scottish cricketer who solely final yr made his debut for Surrey in one-day cricket, and was out on his skilled T20 debut for the county of their Vitality Blast fixture towards Hampshire at Hove.
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After this effort, it’s definitely not going to be the final.
With lower than two overs remaining and Hampshire nonetheless needing a troublesome 23 runs from 11 deliveries, Benny Howell hoicked Tymal Mills flat and laborious throughout the road to the mid-wicket boundary for six – or so he thought.
Currie, working throughout from sq. leg had different plans.
Sprinting to his left, he launched himself horizontally into the air and plucked the ball out along with his left hand, whereas one way or the other managing to remain throughout the confines of the boundary.
An effort that must be seen to be believed, Currie’s exploits despatched the cricket world right into a frenzy, with no scarcity of superlatives.
“Filthy,” acknowledged England Test captain Ben Stokes, recent off his personal group’s exploits in Day 1 of the First Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
“Wowza,” mentioned English all-rounder Danni Wyatt.
“Ridiculous! Amazing!” mentioned former Pakistan girls’s captain Urooj Mumtaz Khan.
Sportswriter Jeremy Blackmore referred to as it an “absolute worldie”.
Currie is but to ascertain himself in skilled cricket, and his social media accounts nonetheless reference the actual fact he’s a eager Fantasy Premier League participant, boasting about his general rating of 1000 within the 21/22 season forward of the truth that he “plays a bit of cricket”.
The catch was solely a part of Currie’s dream debut, taking 3-27 and the participant of the match award in addition.
Originally revealed as ‘Best catch of all-time’ sends cricket world into meltdown
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
