WATCH: Rashid Khan commits howler vs India; misses simple run-out to dismiss Kedar Jadhav

Dixit Bhargav | 22/06/2019
WATCH: Rashid Khan commits howler vs India; misses simple run-out to dismiss Kedar Jadhav

Rashid Khan commits howler vs India: The Afghani leg-spinner was seen missing a clear run-out against India at Southampton.

During the 28th match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between India and Afghanistan at Southampton, Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan committed a howler to miss an easy run-out chance against India all-rounder Kedar Jadhav.

It all happened on the first ball of the 45th over when veteran India wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni defended a Rashid Khan delivery. While Dhoni didn’t express any major intention of sneaking a single, Jadhav’s keenness saw both him and Dhoni running towards the striker’s end.

Rashid, who himself ran towards the ball, had ample time with him to dismiss the batsman at the non-striker’s end. Perhaps, it was the extra time which saw him in two minds. While Rashid aimed to roll the ball to Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib, his expectation of Rashid passing the ball much quickly ruled out that option.

As Rashid rolled the ball, there was no one to collect it. Amidst the comedy of errors, Jadhav safely returned back to his crease.

Having failed to run-out Jadhav, Rashid was successful in sending back Dhoni on the following delivery. In a bid to up the ante, Dhoni’s attempt to play a lofted shot saw him missing the ball altogether. With him way down the crease, it was a simple stumping dismissal to West Indies wicket-keeper Ikram Alikhil.

Coming in to bat at No. 5 in the 27th over, Dhoni ended up scoring 28 (52) with the help of three fours. After India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bat, India scored a mediocre 224/8 in their allotted quota of 50 overs. A 52nd ODI half-century saw Kohli top-scoring for India with 67 (63) with the help of five fours.

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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.

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