The Hundred: Fans decode Keeper standing back for Rashid Khan
Published on: Aug 10, 2021 2:23 pm IST|Updated on: Aug 10, 2021 2:23 pm IST
The Hundred has surely revolutionized the entire cricketing community through its entertaining concept. Although the rain has been stealing the show in some of the matches, but the fact remains intact the crowds have pulled in with massive numbers. The reason of it being a successful in its first season, is that the people have found themselves more attached to the city’s name rather than the state name which is being used in County Championships, Royal One Day Cup, and T20 Blast. The overseas players have also supported the tournament with their participation, that has increased excitement of the competition.
Fans decode Why Keeper standing back for Rashid Khan
The T20I player of the last decade, Rashid Khan has been a consistent wicket-taker in almost all the franchise leagues. At present, he is playing for Trent Rockets in The Hundred. A incident went viral on Twitter where keeper of the Trent Rockets team, Tom Moores is seen standing back for spinner Rashid Khan.
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Johns who is quite popular on Twitter shared the image which went viral.
Wicket-keeper was standing back when Rashid Khan was bowling the first ball of his spell. #TheHundred pic.twitter.com/zIRf4VXXH2
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 6, 2021
The fans had a varied reactions and tried to decode the rationale behind to Moores standing way back for the spinner.
Rashid Is A Medium Pacer Who Bowls Leg Break And Googly ?
— Oggy ? (@SirOggyBilla) August 6, 2021
One of the fans gave a reason of his unconventional bowling, and the keeper must not be sure about his variations.
Looked like the keeper was so nervy and had no idea of his variations – guessing by the way he messed up one later, no clue. Also was the first ball of his spell, the very next ball he came up.
— Cricket With Ash (@CricketWithAsh) August 7, 2021
Another fan compared to Ravindra Jadeja bowling against England few years back.
We’ve seen this before pic.twitter.com/hXzakhl7zj
— Mayank15 (@Sillymidofff) August 7, 2021
Which teams are in Contention for the Play-offs?
At present, the top 4 teams are Birmingham Phoenix, Trent Rockets, Oval Invincibles, and Southern Braves. The other 2 teams like Manchester Originals and Northern Superchargers need to win their upcoming matches to stay in the hunt.
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The top 2 teams Birmingham Phoenix and Trent Rockets have been playing very well. The Birmingham Phoenix has the presence of players like Moeen Ali, Imran Tahir, and Liam Livingstone, while Trent Rockets have Dawid Malan, Alex Hales, and Rashid Khan as their key players.
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