Usman Khawaja was dismissed within sight of another century as KL Rahul pulled off a spectacular catch in the second Test between Australia and India.
Up until that point, the Aussie opener had been solid in his 81 and far more positive than he had been in Nagpur.
Khawaja was building a solid partnership with Peter Handscomb when he smoked a reverse sweep through point that was a guaranteed four, but somehow Rahul – at full stretch – got a mitt to it and it stuck, to give Ravindra Jadeja his first wicket of the match.
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Khawaja stood for a moment in disbelief before trudging off the ground.
“That is an absolute blinder – that’s come out of nowhere,” Ravi Shastri said in commentary.
Mark Waugh said those kinds of catches changed matches.
“That is an absolute game-changer that one, that’s a great catch … a reflex catch,” he told.
“It was hit really firmly by Usman Khawaja. He’s got it right out of the middle, it’s starting to tail away from Rahul, one-handed, that’s a beauty. Caught it behind him.
“That’s the sort of catch that can change the game.
“Just when we thought Australia was wrestling away India’s dominance, what a way to get it back. Khawaja will consider himself very unlucky there.”
Unfortunately for the Australians, Khawaja’s wicket was the first of two in quick succession – Alex Carey subsequently dismissed on his fourth ball after he edged one to Virat Kohli at first slip.
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