Shoaib Malik Spills Beans On What Led To Funny Catch Drop With Saeed Ajmal | Cricket News

Champions Trophy 2017 has been one of the vital forgetful outings for Team India as they misplaced in opposition to arch-rivals Pakistan within the summit conflict by 180 runs. Led by star batter Virat Kohli, Team India featured the likes of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni, and Jasprit Bumrah however miserably did not clinch their second Champions Trophy title. On the opposite hand, Pakistan posted a whopping complete of 338/4 in 50 overs after Fakhar Zaman smashed 114 off 106 balls. Later, Mohammad Amir and Hasan Ali scalped three wickets every and bundled out India for 158 to clinch their maiden title. Despite such an exciting battle, one factor which turned a serious spotlight of the day was the pleasant meet of the gamers from each the groups on the Oval after the match.

Recalling these days, Amir recalled how a dialogue on the well-known Saeed Ajmal – Shoaib Malik catch after the Champions Trophy 2017 ultimate with Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, and so on. despatched everybody into laughter mode.

“If you remember, when we won the Champions Trophy final, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj, you, I and Azhar Ali were standing and the way you were explaining that dropped catch of Saeed Ajmal, it was very funny for me. The manner in which you explained it to everyone,” Amir instructed Shoaib Malik in the course of the present ‘Cricket Kahani’ on A Sports.

The pacer requested Malik in regards to the notorious catch, which he had missed throughout an ODI in opposition to West Indies on the Dubai International Stadium, as he and Saeed Ajmal have been caught up in a state of confusion.

“It’s one of those things that no matter how many times you discuss it, it still makes you laugh. I go into that phase. He was sitting there with his hands representing a flower. When he tried to take the catch, the ball was completely away from his hands. My mistake was that I should have said Yes to that catch, but when I saw him fold his hands like a flower, I felt it was too easy. It was a dolly and that Saeed would catch it,” stated Malik.

“So when that catch was put down, I asked him ‘Why didn’t you take that catch?’. He said ‘I folded my hands like that because I was getting ready to take it in case you drop it. I was like ‘Boss, I had let it go already’. Saeed, everyone knows, is a wonderful chap. He makes you laugh so much it’s unbelievable.”

Talking in regards to the Champions Trophy ultimate, Azhar Ali and Babar Azam additionally performed knocks of 59 and 46 respectively and helped their facet attain an enormous complete. For India, solely Hardik Pandya performed an honest knock of 76 off 43 balls as their top-order collapsed with out getting an enormous rating.