Glenn with the wind, dares like an eagle
Earlier than the match, Glenn Phillips was requested within the press convention concerning the unbelievable catches he takes. Jokingly, a reporter, questioned: ‘any specific glue stick you employ?’ Philllips, the understated NZ cricketer that he’s, stated: “I believe an excessive amount of luck comes concerned. I want I may say that I’ve acquired a particular little glue tag that I take advantage of, however sadly, that’s not the case. If something, my palms are extra sweaty than the rest. Clearly comes all the way down to numerous exhausting work and doing the fundamentals as a lot as I can after which typically luck simply performs an excellent half in it.”
Whether it is luck, Phillips have to be like Domino within the Deadpool film. On Sunday in Dubai, he pulled off one other stunner within the ICC Champions Trophy. This one which left Virat Kohli awestruck in his three hundredth ODI. The Indian star completely belted a sq. lower to a brief ball broad outdoors offstump, and the ball gave the impression to be flying in the direction of the boundary, however Phillips put in a dive like an eagle, and plucked the ball from behind his proper shoulder.
Glenn Phillips, The Flying Machine. pic.twitter.com/FqP3f02Io0
— Prithvi (@Prithvi10_) March 2, 2025
It was the second time he had executed so within the match, the earlier one coming in opposition to Pakistan when he flung himself to his left. “We type of count on that from Glenn,” captain Mitch Santner had stated again then. It has simply develop into a behavior for the world’s finest fielder in the meanwhile… but it surely makes your jaw drop everytime.
– Vinayakk Mohanarangan
Kane or Glenn? On Level
Hardik Pandya had used his flat, quick tennis forehand velocity to drag a ball to the boundary simply moments in the past. There was savagery within the air and in his sinewy intent. So off he went on the off-site, twice attempting to scythe-cut William O’Rourke previous level. Glenn Philips had reached his twenty third catch in 49 matches with a peach of a one-hander. However Kane Williamson stationed there first lower off one of many hardest hit slashes at level as Hardik went muscling away.
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Not quickly after, one was smacked proper at Williamson’s ribs as his catching palms had been jolted and the ball appeared to bounce off them and even hit the knee earlier than rolling down. Crucially, he had absorbed the rate of that strongly struck lower. He would reply like a Tom & Jerry cartoon, flapping his palms and leg, as if comically electrocuted. He smiled genially however was noticed subsequent ball nonetheless attempting to shrug off the affect.
None of any of this, nonetheless, may cease Williamson from diving full size to his left to ship again Ravindra Jadeja subsequent for a surprising catch. Kane higher than Glenn? Possibly not fairly. However definitely, they had been India’s bane.
– Shivani Naik
