Cricketers over the years have displayed amazing feats of athleticism. Many fielders have thrown the ball inside the ground from mid-air over the boundary line like Trent Boult, some fly like a bird to grab the ball like Jonty Rhodes and then there is a backward 360 degree flip catch by Sybrand Englebrecht.
There was one such catch taken during the India-New Zealand match at Wankhede Stadium. However, it wasn’t by a player from either of the teams, but by a ball boy standing beyond the boundary line.
It was in the 25th over of the Indian innings when Kiwi bowler Adam Milne put up a short length delivery, which Virat Kohli sent flying for a six.
That is when the boy displayed amazing agility and took a single-handed catch, garnering applause from the crowd.
Here is a video of the catch:
Twitter too could not stop admiring the boy’s skills, some of them even predicting him to be a future star for the game.
WoW, Amazing Catch by this young ball boy👏 Hard work never goes waste. He’s surely well trained👍 & future is bright🏏 pic.twitter.com/5ZP4sCEXkE
— Vishesh Khanna (@VisheshKhan)Wow..!! What a catch by ball boy..!! Six by against Its amazing..!! Wish u 4 future 🏏..!! Hope will play 4 pic.twitter.com/LNwWXPKPJS
— Naim Islam (@iamnafisanaim)Outstanding one-handed catch by ball boy at boundary rope! pic.twitter.com/adl4B0UVgr
— CricFit (@CricFit)When even the ball boy can put everyone in awe with his catch!😎 ;)
— Adlee Sharon (@adlee_sharon)What a catch by the ball boy ...unfortunately he's not fielding inside the ropes is marching confidently in his 200th game
— Ashwin (@Ashwin_Gour)