Former South African cricketer and the bowling coach of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Jonty Rhodes, named SKY’s superman catch in the final over of T20 World Cup final as a game-changer moment. Surya took an impressive catch and dismissed David Miller on the final ball sent by Hardik Pandya.
People questioned this dismissal as the rope on the boundary was moved earlier in the match when India was playing their innings. Rhodes said that he respects the players who prove their presence with a game changing moment.
“I always respect my players and the opposition who’ve done something that can turn the game. There’s no guarantee. Had it gone for six, Miller could have carried on hitting the ball out the park. But it certainly shows that catches can win matches in T20 cricket. And it’s one thing when teams are that close together. India had a great tournament, South Africa had fought their way through. They hadn’t played the greatest of cricket, but they had shown they were real fighters,” Rhodes told ANI.
Rhodes said the South Africa would have won their maiden World Cup title if Surya had dropped the catch and if the ball had gone for a six. He felt good that an Indian fielder took a brilliant catch.
This catch from Suryakumar Yadav will go down in as ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS in T20 history! Will be remembered in the same breath as Kapil Dev’s catch to dismiss Viv Richards in the 1983 WC Final.
You proved you are a diamond, Surya 🥹♥️🫂 pic.twitter.com/YL04wW37yI
— Anuj Nitin Prabhu (@APTalksCricket) June 29, 2024
“India had dominated the way that they played and the teams were that close that it was literally two meters away from, you know, possibly the game going in South Africa’s favour. So yes mixed emotions. But as a fielding coach and someone who’s very closely associated to India I was really happy that the game-changing moment for me was probably a good piece of fielding,” said Rhodes.
