NZ vs IND | Twitter criticizes Tom Lathamās wicketkeeping skills after his mistimed jump gives Shreyas Iyer lifeline
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In the modern era of cricket where fitness and athleticism are highly prioritized, players receive heavy criticism whenever they make silly mistakes on the field. When Tom Latham unnecessarily tried to grab a catch with one hand, he ended up spilling it helping Shreyas Iyer receive a reprieve.
Coming at No. 3, Shreyas Iyer had an uncomfortable start against New Zealand on Friday at Eden Park in Auckland where conditions suit fast bowlers a lot. The 27-year-old could only muster 11 off his first 20 balls, and India, largely due to his slow start, reached 144/2 after 30 overs despite having a 124-run opening-wicket stand between Shikhar Dhawan (72 off 77 balls) and Shubman Gill (50 off 65 balls).
Keeping Shreyasā poor records against scorching pace in mind, Kane Williamson continued with Adam Milne from one end to keep the batsman on the back foot. The Kiwi skipperās move would have perfectly worked, only had Tom Latham managed to take a comparatively each catch with his big gloves.
In the 31st over, Milne expectedly bowled a shortish delivery to Shreyas, which was pitched outside off stump. The Indian batter went for a ramp shot over Latham but failed to get any elevation. The ball came off his batās bottom end and was supposed to be a comfortable grab for Latham. However, the Kiwi keeper misjudged while it was coming to him, jumping a little early and going for one hand to take it, resulting in him embarrassingly spilling it. The Twitterati were quick to react to the incident and started criticizing Lathamās skillset behind the stumps.
Thats disastrous
ā MINI BUS 2022 (@minibus2022)Ā November 25, 2022
Survives
Shreyas Iyer survives , once again could have been dismissed to a short ball but was dropped by Tom Latham .Ā #INDvNZ
ā Sharat Chandra Bhatt (@imsbhatt0707)Ā November 25, 2022
DK of NZ
Tom Latham is like DK of NZ makes things complicated when itās already too difficultĀ #NZvINDonPrime
ā DJ CSK (Tamil Paiyyan) (@djcskchan420)Ā November 25, 2022
Should have held!
Latham should have held that!
ā TJ Monk (@TJMonk2)Ā November 25, 2022
Hilarious
Dropping Iyer just to keep SKY in dressing room ššš
ā Kuptaan š®š³ (@Kuptaan)Ā November 25, 2022
Looked uncomfortable!
Iyer has looked very uncomfortable out there, the pace and bounce really troubling him. Overcommitting on the back foot, not able to transfer his weight on drives on fuller balls. Tried a few hare brained shots too
ā Dweplea (@dweplea)Ā November 25, 2022
Beast mode
Iyer on Jai Maharashtra mode
ā Sounder (@itz_sounder)Ā November 25, 2022
Luck his way
Iyer is having all the luck going his way in the last few games he played for India. Lucky to survive twice already
ā ānkitšīØ (@CaughtAtGully)Ā November 25, 2022
Need masterclass
Need a Shreyash iyer masterclass now.Ā #INDvsNZ
ā Shrey. Croatiašš· (@imshrey1918)Ā November 25, 2022
Dancing around
As always, Iyer is dancing against BOL deliveries.#INDvsNZ
ā Dil Dil Argentina š¦š· š¦š· š¦š· (@FIFA_For_Messi)Ā November 25, 2022
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