If you have been following the Big Bash League in Australia, the name Jofra Archer will be familiar for you. The 22-year-old fast bowler, born in Barbados but making his name in English Country cricket for Sussex, has attracted plenty of attention for his bowling in the ongoing T20 tournament in Australia.
Playing for Hobart Hurricanes, Archer’s pace, his deadly yorkers and general attitude on the pitch has led to him being called “a cult hero” by the league’s social media handles and on Wednesday, he lived up to that moniker.
It was not just the ridiculousness of the return catch he took – it was a stunning reflex attempt to dismiss Ben Cutting. The batsman smoked a full ball back at the bowler and would have expected it to race to the boundary. Except Archer had other ideas.
But what makes the catch truly cult-worthy is Archer’s reaction to it.
Check out the video here:
This is stunning by Jofra Archer. What a catch!
— The Field (@thefield_in) January 10, 2018
Videe courtesy: BBLpic.twitter.com/la4oYW16gd
The catch received the attention it should on Twitter, of course.
The real time replay doesn't even do the Jofra Archer catch justice #BBL07 pic.twitter.com/wpratVL4sI
— Ricky Mangidis (@rickm18) January 10, 2018
It is Jofra’s world, the rest of us just get to live in it... https://t.co/4DhEiL13mE
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) January 10, 2018
Come for the stunning catch... stay for Jofra Archer's reaction! 😎 #BBL07 pic.twitter.com/YxRbbN0kjU
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 10, 2018
Did jofra just do that? Holy crap #TasmaniasTeam
— Chris Bonds (@ChrisBonfa) January 10, 2018
Jofra Archer... next batter thanks... 😐
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) January 10, 2018
Oh my word...! What was that
— Harriz (@Harris333mhd) January 10, 2018
Just Unbelievable 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
— Nishant Verma (@verma1nishant) January 10, 2018
And the look you make when you see that catch...
— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) January 10, 2018
Reply with your best GIF to Jofra Archer's outrageous catch 👇#BBL07 pic.twitter.com/Cg6GJDg0Ew
Oh my days Jofra Archer 😳👏
— Callum Parkinson (@cal_parky) January 10, 2018
A multi-crore IPL deal on the cards, surely?