VIDEO | Jonny Bairstow pulls off an MS Dhoni to stump Marnus Labuschagne in a flash
While MS Dhoni fans have been missing watching him in action, England’s Jonny Bairstow emulated the Indian wicketkeeper’s reflex during the fourth day of the Ashes. The English gloveman took microseconds in removing the bails to dismiss Marnus Labuschagne off a Jack Leach delivery.
The South Africa-born Marnus Labuschagne, who came in as a concussion substitute for Steve Smith in the Lord's Test, has been having the form of his life in the Ashes 2019. Keeping the hopes for a win in the fifth Test match alive for Australia, the No.3 batsman along with Smith was solidifying the fourth innings chase of 399.
However, the partnership that could've changed the game into the visitors' favour was ended by Jack Leach as he dismissed the set batsman Labuschagne. But the real hero, for England, behind the dismissal was the wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow who pulled off a brilliant piece of fielding behind the stumps with a very impressive reaction time. Something, that immediately reminded the fans about MS Dhoni's inexplicably spot on reflex.Â
The said delivery, by Jack Leach, offered a significant turn and beat the edge of the batsman, and in no time the bails came off. As surreal as it seemed, but it was Bairstow behind r exploit as he stumped Labuschagne out. On-field umpire Kumar Dharmasena went upstairs to have a look at the stumping and the replay showed that Labuschagne's back toe was dragging out of the crease as he pushed his body weight forward, and that was when Bairstow took no time to remove the bails. The third umpire took as little time to declare that as out! As a result, Australia were reduced to 56/3.Â
