Wriddhiman Saha: Watch Indian keeper emulates MS Dhoni to run-out Matthew Wade in Adelaide Test

Dixit Bhargav | 19/12/2020
Wriddhiman Saha: Watch Indian keeper emulates MS Dhoni to run-out Matthew Wade in Adelaide Test

Wriddhiman Saha: The Indian wicket-keeper was aware enough to dismiss the Australian opening batsman in Adelaide.

During the third day of the first Test of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia in Adelaide, India wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha was seen running out Australia opening batsman Matthew Wade in an archetype MS Dhoni-style.

It all happened on the second delivery of the 18th over when Wade looked to step down the track against India’s Ravichandran Ashwin. With the Indian spinner getting early hints about the batsman’s intention, he bowled down the leg-side.

Wade, who managed to make contact with the ball, was left astonished by what followed. After hitting Wade’s bat, the ball hit Prithvi Shaw’s leg at short-leg.

ALSO WATCH: Pat Cummins’ brutal short ball retired hurt Mohammed Shami

Getting deflected towards the right of Saha, the 36-year old player was quick to take the opportunity of backhanding the ball onto the stumps with the batsman way out of the crease.

Playing his first Test as an opening batsman, Wade became victim of a strange dismissal but played well for his 33 (53) in the second innings.

Chasing a paltry 90-run target, the hosts sealed the chase in 21 overs with opening batsman Joe Burns (51*) finding some form on the back of his seventh Test half-century.

Wriddhiman Saha emulates MS Dhoni to run-out Matthew Wade

How Twitterati reacted:

For more cricket-related news, click here.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
Australia India tour of Australia 2020-21 matthew wade MS Dhoni Ravichandran Ashwin Wriddhiman Saha

About the author

Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

Don’t miss these