While Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul starred for Punjab with a magnificent 183-run partnership in their fixture against Rajasthan on Sunday, September 27, it was an unbelievable bit of fielding by Nicholas Pooran that drove the astounded audience bonkers.
After Sanju Samson, during another of his heady knocks this season, pulled a half-tracker that was set to hit the empty seats, Pooran, fielding at deep midwicket, leapt to action with a gravity-defying lunge over the boundary rope, caught the ball and then had the presence of mind to realise he was over the rope and tossed it back to Glenn Maxwell before touching the ground.
This impromptu display of acrobatics prompted everyone from cricketers to actors to express their astonishment on Twitter, and we rounded up some of the best reactions:
This is the best save I have seen in my life. Simply incredible!! 👍#IPL2020 #RRvKXIP pic.twitter.com/2r7cNZmUaw
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 27, 2020
Gravity naamak cheez hi bhula di. Aisa kaise.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 27, 2020
Defied Gravity, Pooran. What a save. pic.twitter.com/1HReADpmVh
Just witnessed the greatest piece of fielding in cricketing history.. Pooran you beauty !!! Take a Bow!!! @nicholas_47 pic.twitter.com/Vg28HN2xU1
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) September 27, 2020
Pooran doing a Jonty Ropes! 🤩#WhistlePodu #RRvKXIP@JontyRhodes8 @nicholas_47
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) September 27, 2020
Pooran - what an incredible save that!
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) September 27, 2020
CC: @JontyRhodes8 - sir please explain this 🥴
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) September 27, 2020
What a save, Nicholas Pooran!👏👏👏#Dream11IPL | #RRvKXIP | Star Sports Network & Disney+Hotstar VIP https://t.co/yRBKgYcgE6
the best save I ‘ve ever seen in my life ,,, #pooran brilliant buddy 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 #IPL #RRvKXIP
— Kabir Duhan Singh (@Kabirduhansingh) September 27, 2020
Nicholas Pooran.. one of the best moments of fielding ever? Certainly the most athletic!! #pooran will go viral!
— Mark Nicholas (@mcjnicholas) September 27, 2020
Best piece of fielding I have EVER seen in my life...and I'd like to think I've watched A LOT of #Cricket!
— Suhail Chandhok (@suhailchandhok) September 27, 2020
Thank was UNREAL from #NicPooran!#Pooran #KXIP #KXIPvsRR #IPL2020
1 year of Pooran Poli free for him. The most amazing piece of fielding ever ! Take a bow #Nicholaspooran #IPLinUAE
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) September 27, 2020
On that acrobatic save from Pooran:
— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) September 27, 2020
"That's the best I have seen in a T20 game!" - @KP24
We couldn't agree more. RT if you think the same 🔃#SaddaPunjab #IPL2020 #RRvKXIP #KXIP
Pooran has just produced one of the greatest fielding saves I have ever seen. That was almost two yards over the rope and to pull it back....Wow! Where is this standard of fielding going to take us next....
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 27, 2020
That save from Pooran was unreal!
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) September 27, 2020
Just goes on to show the high standards this format has reached.
Brilliant!#RRvKXIP pic.twitter.com/aOKEkPcT8T
That is just an insaaaaaaaane effort from Pooran. It defied gravity and any concept of core stability you may have 😱👏🙌 #KXIPvsRR
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) September 27, 2020
WOAH! 😍
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) September 27, 2020
That Pooran effort deserved to save a six! 👏#RRvKXIP | #HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily
How did you do that, Pooran??? Are you wearing a cape under your #KXIP t-shirt?? Haven’t seen anything like this ever. #RRvKXIP
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 27, 2020
Feature image courtesy: Twitter.com / @sachin_rt
