Harare, Ravi Bishnoi's fielding has always had a touch of athleticism to it, but he took it to a different plane in the third T20I against Zimbabwe when he jumped to extract a shout from Avesh Khan to dismiss Brian Bennett, leaving his teammate in awe from India.
India defeated Zimbabwe by 23 runs on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series, but the talk in the dressing room was Bishnoi's stunning catch to dismiss Zimbabwe's top-order batsman, reducing the hosts 19 of 3 in the game. fourth up.
The pacer said he was "in shock" for a moment.
"When he made the catch, I don't think I had the reaction time. I also didn't have the reaction time (to see what happened). In fact, I was surprised how he made that catch," Avesh said. who took two wickets as India restricted Zimbabwe to 159/6 in the chase of 182.
Avesh added that the wicket should be credited to Bishnoi's account for the great effort.
"He is a good fielder, he works a lot on his fielding. The catch he made, the scoreboard will show that I made it, but he should be credited in his (Bishnoi's) account," Avesh added in a video posted . by the BCCI.
India captain Shubman Gill said it was a truly amazing effort from Bishnoi and showed that the player was enjoying his fielding.
"I am very happy with the team's victory to go 2-1 up in the series and the catch that Bishi (Bishnoi) made was absolutely extraordinary. It was really a pleasure to watch.
"Cricket is definitely a team sport and it is even more so when you are on the field. So it is very important to have fun when you are on the field. If you are having fun, then you are always in the game," the captain added. .
Washington Sundar said he had the best view of the catch as he was positioned in the middle.
"It was a great opportunity for me to be in the middle and have a clear view of what happened during the catch... and during that particular ball. (The ball) went at the speed of a rocket and Bishnoi... at that rocket speed." was there (it also showed the speed of a rocket)," Sundar said.
Bishnoi himself was humble about the catch and said that he had been doing more fielding drills.
"Yes, it felt good. We were talking about fielding for the last 2-3 days, how to improve my fielding further. It's a new normal for me to take the catch off Avesh's bowling.
"Until we make that effort to capture the catch, we won't know if it is close or far away. So I strive to be as close to the catch as possible," Bishnoi added.
Rinku Singh said this was not the first time Bishnoi had made an exceptional catch.
"It was an exceptional catch, (but) it's not like he took such a catch for the first time; he has taken several good catches in international cricket and in the IPL," Rinku said.
India defeated Zimbabwe by 23 runs on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series, but the talk in the dressing room was Bishnoi's stunning catch to dismiss Zimbabwe's top-order batsman, reducing the hosts 19 of 3 in the game. fourth up.
The pacer said he was "in shock" for a moment.
"When he made the catch, I don't think I had the reaction time. I also didn't have the reaction time (to see what happened). In fact, I was surprised how he made that catch," Avesh said. who took two wickets as India restricted Zimbabwe to 159/6 in the chase of 182.
Avesh added that the wicket should be credited to Bishnoi's account for the great effort.
"He is a good fielder, he works a lot on his fielding. The catch he made, the scoreboard will show that I made it, but he should be credited in his (Bishnoi's) account," Avesh added in a video posted . by the BCCI.
India captain Shubman Gill said it was a truly amazing effort from Bishnoi and showed that the player was enjoying his fielding.
"I am very happy with the team's victory to go 2-1 up in the series and the catch that Bishi (Bishnoi) made was absolutely extraordinary. It was really a pleasure to watch.
"Cricket is definitely a team sport and it is even more so when you are on the field. So it is very important to have fun when you are on the field. If you are having fun, then you are always in the game," the captain added. .
Washington Sundar said he had the best view of the catch as he was positioned in the middle.
"It was a great opportunity for me to be in the middle and have a clear view of what happened during the catch... and during that particular ball. (The ball) went at the speed of a rocket and Bishnoi... at that rocket speed." was there (it also showed the speed of a rocket)," Sundar said.
Bishnoi himself was humble about the catch and said that he had been doing more fielding drills.
"Yes, it felt good. We were talking about fielding for the last 2-3 days, how to improve my fielding further. It's a new normal for me to take the catch off Avesh's bowling.
"Until we make that effort to capture the catch, we won't know if it is close or far away. So I strive to be as close to the catch as possible," Bishnoi added.
Rinku Singh said this was not the first time Bishnoi had made an exceptional catch.
"It was an exceptional catch, (but) it's not like he took such a catch for the first time; he has taken several good catches in international cricket and in the IPL," Rinku said.
