Rohit does a Jonty

[zubinpepsi]

Philander spills and Rohit does a Jonty S Rajesh in Durban September 20, 2007 A clanger from Philander With the Indians struggling to get a move on, Robin Uthappa decided he must take charge. Johan van der Wath pitched one short, Uthappa executed his favourite front-foot pull, and was so disheartened when the top-edge looped towards mid-on that he didn't even bother to run. Waiting under the ball, though, was the ever-generous Vernon Philander, who made an absolute hash of the catch. Uthappa survived, but not for long. Sharma's smashing debut Rohit Sharma started slowly, but then showed that he is more than capable of wielding the willow. With only one ball to go, he had worked his way up to 44. Then came the perfect finish: van der Wath bowled a high full toss, Rohit got under the ball and pulled it high and handsome over square leg for six. He ended exactly on 50, and the way he played, it's surely the first of many in his international career. Done in the by the lights Morne Morkel bowled with plenty of fire, but it wasn't quite as good for him in the field. In the 15th over, Mahendra Singh Dhoni completely miscued a pull and the ball sailed towards long-on, where Morne Morkel ran in, then lost the ball in the lights and realised he had run in too far. The ball dropped behind him but inside the boundary, and you could be sure that Albie, the unfortunate bowler, wouldn't have felt much brotherly love at that moment. Perfect placement Two balls after the Morne miss, Dhoni tempted fate again when an attempted flick lobbed up in the air just beside the pitch. Three fielders - the bowler, the wicketkeeper, and short square leg - all raced in, only for the ball to fall perfectly in between. One for the classic catches series Graeme Smith's eye would have lit up when he saw a wide and full delivery from RP Singh. He wouldn't have known, though, that the ball would fly off the edge, or that Dinesh Karthik, at second slip, would fling himself to his left, get to the ball with both hands, and bring off a stunning catch. Jonty in Indian colours Justin Kemp had beaten New Zealand almost single-handedly yesterday, but his knock here was nipped by a sensational piece of fielding. Stationed at cover, Rohit Sharma swooped in on a Mark Boucher drive, picked up the ball one-handed, was airborne and almost parallel to the ground as he flung the ball at the stumps. Direct hit, Kemp gone. Could the evening get any better for Rohit? Bowled, or four? Sreesanth bowled it full and slightly wide, Mark Boucher got an inside-edge, the ball raced to fine leg, and Sreesanth hung his head in despair. The reaction seemed justified, except that he hadn't seen the ball clipping the off bail on its way to the boundary. The expression of despair suddenly turned to glee as everyone realised what had happened. Boucher trudged back, and South Africa slipped further into the mire. S Rajesh is stats editor of Cricinfo --------- what an amazing runout tht was... kemp is a dangerous batsman and to get him out in tht way was terrific...:two_thumbs_up: would like to see it again and again

[living]

The run out was not Jonty standard, moderate difficulty. Kemp was just being a lazy a$$

[Gambit]

sshhhhh my boss is watching

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[Guest BossBhai]

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[zubinpepsi]

:haha:

[SightForTheGods]

Jonty was banging his head with the letter pad

[coffee_rules]

The run out was not Jonty standard' date=' moderate difficulty. Kemp was just being a lazy a$$[/quote'] Bollocks. Saw the replay in the videos section. It was Jonty standard. One hand pickup and throw, while being almost parallel to the ground. Jonty was nearer to the stumps and flung himself with the ball in hand. Here, Sharma had to aim it while lunging forward. Damn good fielding stint.

[living]

haha yeah I thought I'd join the sshhhhh bandwagon :giggle: To coffee: Jonty has many better run outs than the one he hit the stumps with his hand. Rohit's work was superb, but it is now ALMOST 'expected' from modern day fielders.

[Cricketics]

wow, i mean they don't waste a second to hype any youngster..

[fineleg]

wow' date=' i mean they don't waste a second to hype any youngster..[/quote'] It is easy for a 'yengster' to read all of the praises and lose focus. I hope Rohit Sharma has his head on his shoulders and feet on the ground. There will be many trials in his (hopefully long and successful) international career.

[ludhianvi]

It was a very good runout. It was this wicket that probably swung the momentum in India's way. If Kemp was to stay at the crease longer, he could have easily taken the game away from us. It was a Ponting style runout. Gather, pickup, and release all in one motion. Excellent. Rohit played a good knock.