India Cricket
‘I knew I hadn't touched the rope’
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Suryakumar Yadav was certain he hadn't touched the boundary rope and instantly decided to go all out for the catch when he noticed Rohit Sharma was further from the ball at long-on compared to his position at long-off.
This pivotal moment occurred during the final over when Yadav caught David Miller, ultimately securing India's victory in the T20 World Cup final.
"Rohit bhai usually never stands at long-on but at that moment he was there. So when the ball was coming, for a second I looked at him and he looked at me. I ran and my aim was to catch the ball. Had he [Rohit] been closer, I would have thrown the ball towards him. But he was nowhere close. In those four to five seconds, whatever happened, I can't explain." Suryakumar told the Indian Express.
Was the catch clean? Did Suryakumar's foot tickle the advertising skirting? Replays have been inconclusive so far. "When I pushed the ball [up and inside the playing area] and took the catch, I knew I hadn't touched the rope. The only thing I was cautious about was that when I pushed the ball back inside, my feet don't touch the rope,"
"I knew it was a fair catch. In hindsight, anything could have happened. If the ball had gone for six, the equation would have been five balls, ten runs. We might have still won, but the margin would have been closer." he said.