Suryakumar Yadav Catch Controversy: Truth Behind ‘Misplaced’ Boundary Cushion Out

The dialogue of Suryakumar Yadav's sensational catch within the final over of the ultimate match of the 2024 T20 World Cup isn’t going to finish quickly. Suryakumar took such an excellent catch on the boundary line that many controversies arose. With 16 runs wanted within the final over, South Africa's David Miller was on strike. The left-hander hit a shot on a large full toss ball from Hardik Pandya, however Suryakumar managed to catch the ball at long-off, he thought the ball was going over the boundary, after which got here again and took an excellent catch.

In recent criticism of the catch, a number of customers on social media claimed that the boundary cushion was intentionally pushed out in the course of the second innings to provide an unfair benefit to the Indian staff.

The accusation was false because the ball was outdoors the boundary in the course of the Indian innings as effectively.

It’s a frequent apply to vary the place of the boundary ropes earlier than a match, relying on the pitch chosen for the sport.

I used to be within the TV commentary field on the floor and may let you know that the white line being talked about right here was not a boundary. The boundary rope wedge was behind that white line and this was the state of affairs proper from the beginning of the match.

When the pitch adjustments, the boundaries change… https://t.co/2UU3p4OEl1

— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) June 30, 2024

“I’m grateful to be part of that second of doing one thing particular for the nation… it was God's plan,” Suryakumar informed PTI concerning the catch.

For a lot of previous followers, this catch introduced again recollections of the unimaginable catch taken by Kapil Dev in opposition to the mighty West Indies within the 1983 World Cup last. Viv Richards hit a high edge off Madan Lal and Kapil ran sideways from mid-on to take an excellent catch.