India star's stunning act of sportsmanship for Aussie batsman
KL Rahul has produced a remarkable act of sportsmanship at the SCG, earning applause from Aussie fans and even the umpire.
Rahul dived for a low catch early on day three of the fourth Test after Marcus Harris tried to dispatch Ravindra Jadeja down the ground.
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The Indian players all went up in celebration, thinking Rahul had taken the catch.
However Rahul immediately signalled that it had bounced before going into his hands.
This close to Jadeja picking up a wicket with his first ball of the day.
KL Rahul immediately signals it didn't carry #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/qrJoG661Yi
— #7Cricket (@7Cricket) January 4, 2019
He easily could have claimed the catch or said he wasn’t sure and let the third umpire decide, but his stunning admission won over fans.
The SCG faithful gave him a huge round of applause, with umpire Ian Gould joining in.
“Rahul, outstanding mate, well done,” Gould said, giving the India star a thumbs up.
A good effort from Rahul and he immediately says it bounced. Great stuff. Umpire Gould a big fan of it #CloseMatters#AUSvIND | @GilletteAU pic.twitter.com/7nA0H5Lsc7
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 4, 2019
Rare to see these days especially after such a brilliant attempt to catch it. https://t.co/DXmapU8oGy
— Suneer (@suneerchowdhary) January 4, 2019
Sportsmanship!
KL dives at one off Harris but doesn't claim the catch, acknowledging it hit the ground first.
"Hopefully that's the wake-up call Marcus Harris needs." #AUSvIND
— SEN 1116 (@1116sen) January 4, 2019
NOT OUT! Rahul goes inches from catching Harris but it fell just short. Great sportsmanship from the Indian fielder 👏👏👏 https://t.co/CLLZ5yZmnB #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Dp7zyoN0me
— Telegraph Sport (@telegraph_sport) January 4, 2019
Great sportsmanship https://t.co/qb0IL8Jknr
— Jayden (@ORTlSM) January 5, 2019
Great work by K L Rahul, great sportsmanship and honesty. #AUSvIND
— Nathan King (@ntkingo_1989) January 4, 2019
Fantastic to see true sportsmanship from KL Rahul, quickly signifying his dropped catch. Love it if all played in this spirit. #AusvsIndia #7Cricket
— Cam Parker (@camparker62) January 4, 2019
Great sportsmanship from Rahul who immediately indicated that he had not caught a shot from Harris #pinktest #AUSvIND #cricketaustralia
— Vincent Conway (@RevVinnie) January 4, 2019
Harris went on to notch his second half-century in Test cricket as the Aussies reached 1-80 after the first hour on Saturday.
Usman Khawaja fell for 27, caught by Cheteshwar Pujara after a false shot from a Kuldeep Yadav wrong-un.
The Aussies have a mountain of work to do with the bat after India amassed 7d-622 in their first innings.
