Twitter reacts to Manish Pandey inventing new shot by unleashing front-kick uppercut
Manish Pandey invents new shot
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Sachin Tendulkar is renowned for playing the uppercut with grace, but can he do what Manish Pandey did tonight? We think not. Young Kartik Tyagi breathed fire, but Pandey put it out by inventing a shot of his own. Thatâs right, Pandey unleashed a front-kick uppercut today versus the Royals.
What would you do if you are chasing 221 and youâve faced four consecutive dots in the first four balls of the chase? If youâre sane you would be unperturbed and look for a single. If youâre crazy you would look to swing to the heavens and if youâre KL Rahul you would probably play another dot. But Manish Pandey being Manish Pandey . He belongs to a category of his own, and so this is what he decided to do today - invent a new shot of his own. Thatâs right.
With SRH still 0/0 after 0.4 fours, young Kartik Tyagi bowled a bumper on the fifth ball. Pandey was not really expecting it and his feet were all over the place, and so he got cramped. But while other batsmen would have settled for a dot, or maybe have played a botched uppercut, Pandey endured an epiphany. Yes, he invented a new shot.
With both his feet planted, Pandey âpretendedâ to sway away from the ball, but then subtly opened the face of the bat at the very last moment to guide it over the head of the keeper. But this was not the highlight. In the process of lobbing the ball over the keeperâs head, Pandey, remarkably, also simultaneously unleashed a front-kick. He gave a good swing with his leg as the ball passed the keeperâs head and the combination of the two ended up earning the Sunrisers four runs.Â
We donât know what to call it, but for now, letâs describe it as the âPandey uppercutâ.
ROLF!
Manish Pandya invents new shot đ¤ŁđĽ pic.twitter.com/CyNV5jvt1U
â ribas (@ribas30704098) May 2, 2021
Name this shot______
â Aditya Das (@lodulalit001) May 2, 2021
Unique shot from Manish!
Spotted on Manish Pandey's jersey while he was playing a spectacular chip shot. #RiseAboveTheHorizon #TCLXSRH #TCLSpotter pic.twitter.com/Jl18DEgAwe
â Chirag Gupta (@ChiragG14) May 2, 2021
Had no idea what he was about to do!
Different Nataraja shot that, from Manish Pandey! The footwork đ¤Śđ˝ đ#IPL2021 #SRHvRR #RRvsSRH
â Vincent Sunder (@vincentsunder) May 2, 2021
Hahaha!
The talent of Manish Pandey: Looks like a fish out of water while batting but still scores a boundary
â Shubh Aggarwal (@shubh_chintak) May 2, 2021
LOL!
SRH fans watching Manish Pandey opening the batting. #RRvSRH pic.twitter.com/5Rd7y6DUjW
â The Cricketist (@cricketist93) May 2, 2021
