Watch: Shreyas Iyer flinched after a return throw from Haris Rauf to Pakistan keeper Mohammad Rizwan flew past him in the India-Pakistan World Cup 2023 game.
Pakistan’s bowlers defended a disappointing total of 191 and were sent for clean-up. Rohit Sharma was the key to the early attack, hitting several sixes and fours against Pakistan’s strike bowlers. He hit Haris Rauf for 2 sixes in the first over and from there he scored 14 runs.
Rohit scored a stunning knockout of 86 (63) to snatch the match from Pakistan. This was on the back of an impressive 63-ball century against Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s bowlers were clearly frustrated as the Indian batsmen showed no mercy. After Virat Kohli ran away with 16 (18), Shreyas Iyer came close to the crease at number four. As Rauf tried to trot out the second bat, Rohit singled the first bat and handed the bat to his partner. Shreyas scored his third consecutive score.
On the fourth ball of the over, Rauf reached a speed of 140 kmph. Shreyas hit the ball back to Rauf from the inside half of his bat. The Pakistan pacer bowled the ball full force to keeper Rizwan even though Shreyas stayed inside his crease. The right-handed pitcher was frightened by the return ball and moved away from the ball. The incident caused Narendra Modi’s stadium crowd to go wild, with 132,000 spectators booing Rauf.
Watch Shreyas Iyer get startled by return throw from Haris Rauf to keeper Mohammad Rizwan | CWC 2023
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– Cricket Syndrome ➡️ (@CricketSyndrome) 14. October 2023
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