BBL 13 | Twitter stunned as Carey emulates Dhoni's lightning reflexes to send Nikhil Chaudhary packing

01/09/2024

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No wicket-keeper in cricket history has been as celebrated as MS Dhoni with his unconventional technique, and Alex Carey earned the honour of being compared to him with stunning glovework on Tuesday. The veteran took off Nikhil Chaudhary's bails in a jiffy to affect the closest possible stumping.

Hobart Hurricanes found their playoff hopes slipping from their hands at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday after getting off to a terrible start with the bat on a traditionally excellent track for run-scoring. The visitors lost three wickets in the powerplay to whittle down to 24/3 before Cameron Boyce added to their misery with scalps on successive deliveries in the seventh over to make the score read 36/5. While the first was a poor shot from Corey Anderson that found the fielder, the latter was a result of some unfathomably quick wicket-keeping by Alex Carey to stump Nikhil Chaudhary.

Boyce floated a full delivery down the in-form batter's leg side to lure him forward for a shot off his front foot. Chaudhary obliged with a big stride forward but failed to connect with his flick and was left stranded with his hind foot in danger of leaving the crease. However, the 27-year-old quickly got his fist down on the ground to balance himself and slide his foot back even as Carey whipped off the bails with his extended right hand having collected the Kookaburra well-wide of the stumps. While Chaudhary looked safe at first glance, Carey exuded confidence as he confidently raised his finger to signal the batter out after asking for a third-umpire review.

The replays proved Carey's suspicion as the batter's foot was right on top of the white line, with the closeup barely confirming no part of it was inside the line. The sheer quickness of the reflexes exhibited by Carey inevitably earned him comparisons with Indian legend MS Dhoni on Twitter, with some even referencing the pioneer's famous stumping of Shubman Gill in the 2023 IPL final.

What a brilliance behind stumps!

How's that glovework from Carey! 😍

Chaudhary goes by the barest of margins! #BBL13 pic.twitter.com/92fh0eYUiD
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 9, 2024

They need to see this tweet for it!

Please bat Nikhil Chaudary at 4 ahead of Hain & Anderson if you have any common sense Hurricanes #BBL13
— Cricket Tamizhan (@CricketTamizhan) January 9, 2024

Daaldiya na!

Stumping wala video daalo naaaa
— Archer (@poserarcher) January 9, 2024

That was some great glovework!

Nikhil Chaudhary stumped off a wide ball is a technical diamond duck.

Ends up dismissed for 0 (0 balls faced)

The only way one can get a diamond duck after actually facing up.@bbl #BBL #BBL13 #BigBash #Cricket
— Tal (@tsjournalist1) January 9, 2024

He is! Yes...

Alex Carey. Elite wicket keeper. If he was playing the strikers season rather than Neilson we might be a lot higher up. #Strikers
— Matthew McGahey (@_MatthewMcGahey) January 9, 2024

Reminds more of Dhoni!

Alex Carey is a MAGICIAN behind the stumps. Magnificent! Best wicketkeeper in the country. #BBL13 #OurCityOurTeam #Strikers
— Connor (@connorbradley4) January 9, 2024

Hahaha! Yeahhhh

@RedbackJim Alex Carey living your dream
— Jordan Curtis (@Jacurtis95) January 9, 2024

Yupe!!

As easy as you like for the Aussie Test keeper!

Alex Carey straight into the action in his Big Bash return 🙌 #BBL13 pic.twitter.com/JtDxl5eoMC
— 🏳️Abdul Muneeb Afzali🏳️ (@AbdulMuneeb5616) January 9, 2024

He just made it look so similar to Dhoni!

As easy as you like for the Aussie Test keeper!

Alex Carey straight into the action in his Big Bash return 🙌 #BBL13 #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/yCdu9Y4s4g
— Sports Cricket (@SportsCricket07) January 9, 2024

True that! He did great job there!