“This will live long in your memory folks... if you love the game.”
Ian Smith had the mic as Ravindra Jadeja took a stunning catch to end Neil Wagner’s stubborn resistance and his words did justice to what all of us were feeling at that moment.
India’s struggles against the tail had come to the fore once again as Kyle Jamieson and Wagner put on 51 runs for the ninth wicket. Hanuma Vihari hadn’t helped matters by putting Wagner down at fine leg and that is when Mohammed Shami bowled another bounce at Wagner.
The left-hander caught it well but Virat Kohli had positioned Jadeja for just that shot and he responded by taking one of the best catches you will ever see.
When Jadeja himself was asked to describe how he took the catch, he said: “I was expecting him to play that shot but the ball came a little faster than expected with the wind. I put my hand out there and it stuck.”
On Ravindra Jadeja's birthday, throwback to this sensational catch he took against New Zealand earlier this year.
— The Field (@thefield_in) December 6, 2020
What an athlete!
🎥 : @BLACKCAPS pic.twitter.com/DF1zEWERXG
Here’s how Twitter reacted to his blinder:
One of the all time great catches. Ravindra Jadeja 👏🏻 #NZvsIND
— Stephen Quartermain (@Quartermain10) March 1, 2020
pic.twitter.com/nfPpWqFWxR
This catch from India's Ravi Jadeja is indescribable. Have a feeling it'll make tonight's #SCTop10. (cc: @SportsCenter) #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/I62klS69jX
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) March 1, 2020
The many dimensions of Ravindra Jadeja on display today. The wicket of de Grandhomme, the excellent catch of BJ Watling and now this stunner of Neil Wagner.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 1, 2020
Two wickets.
— Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) March 1, 2020
Two catches.
The ball of the day.
The catch of the day.
RA Jadeja.
Making things happen.
That Jadeja catch has to be one of the greatest of all times. The way he has transformed himself after being dropped after CT 2017 has been an absolute delight. Has become one of my favourites. #INDvsNZ
— Yash Pathak (@im_yashpathak) March 1, 2020
Not having this guy in your team should be a crime under the Indian Penal Code.
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) March 1, 2020
#INDvNZ #Jadeja pic.twitter.com/JraoHosdCT
Ravindra Jadeja just took a moment to watch and enjoy the replay of his catch and Neil Wagner’s shocked reactions on the big screen. And he’s spent thr last two minutes explaining how he pulled it off to Hanuma Vihari. Artist admiring his art #NZvInd @cricbuzz #JadejaBlinder pic.twitter.com/rZNlmlCosv
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) March 1, 2020
That, right there, from Jadeja, is one of the best catches you’ll see. Insane stuff. #NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/gLTg296Rdm
— Michael Randall (@MickRandallHS) March 1, 2020
Petition to add that wicket to Jadeja's wicket column.#Cricket #NZvIND
— Daniel Alexander Parody (@Daniel86criket) March 1, 2020
Jadeja reserves his specials for New Zealand. That partnership with Ashwin in a chase and that final over six to tie 314. The catch to dismiss Mccullum after his triple. The screamer he took today. https://t.co/gz6N6pzc9f
— cricBC (@cricBC) March 1, 2020
The fielding department is always underrated in Cricket but Jadeja making sure it is talk of the town whenever he plays....
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) March 1, 2020
Is he a Bird? #Jadeja #Catch #IndvsNZ
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) March 1, 2020