Lucknow Tremendous Giants fielding coach Jonty Rhodes has been receiving reward from throughout for his heartwarming gesture for Yash Thakur after the latter dropped a catch through the sport in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday (April 23).
Bowling first, LSG made a strong begin as Matt Henry dismissed Ajinkya Rahane for only one run within the first over. The guests might have had a second wicket within the second over itself however Yash Thakur did not seize an opportunity from Daryl Mitchell.
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On the third ball of the second over, left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan bowled an angled supply to the New Zealand batter. Mitchell went for a slash however couldn’t make an excellent contact with the ball. The ball flew in direction of the quick third man after taking the surface fringe of the bat. Yash Thakur, nevertheless, failed to carry on to the catch as he ended up lobbing the ball over his head.
On the finish of the over when Yash Thakur was despatched close to the boundary rope for fielding, Jonty Rhodes made positive to uplift his spirits along with his type gesture. As he noticed Thakur strolling in direction of the boundary, the previous South Africa cricketer got here out from the dugout and ran in direction of the quick bowler. He gave him a thumbs up and patted him on his again earlier than strolling again in direction of the dugout.
Watch Jonty Rhodes’ gesture for Yash Thakur:
Yash Thakur dropped Daryl Mitchell’s catch yesterday, and Jonty Rhodes did not hesitate to hurry from the dugout by the boundary to uplift his spirits.
LSG certainly may be very fortunate to have him as a fielding coach. pic.twitter.com/WT9zSYCGTj
— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) April 24, 2024
Luckily for Thakur and LSG, the drop didn’t show expensive as Mitchell couldn’t rating huge. Within the sixth over, Thakur himself dismissed the right-handed batsman for 11 runs.
Speaking in regards to the sport, LSG went on to beat CSK by six wickets to finish a double over them this season. Driving on Ruturaj Gaikwad’s century and Shivam Dube’s half-century, CSK scored 210/4 in 20 overs. In reply, LSG chased down the entire with three balls remaining. Marcus Stoinis was the star of the present, scoring an unbeaten 124 to single-handedly energy his group to the win.
