New Delhi: Indian wicketkeeper KS Bharat dropped an easy sitter in the fourth Test between India and Australia in Ahmedabad. While it has been a pitch with low bounce and a busy day for Bharat, Umesh Yadav got an edge off Travis Head which was dropped by him. The dropped catch might cost India in the game as Head has been in good touch in the series.
Umesh Yadav bowled well on the morning of the first day of the Test match and was able to create chances. In the first few overs, the ball stayed low and except for a few, the deliveries did not even carry to the keeper.
In the sixth over, Umesh bowled a ball angling in from good length, and managed to get a thin edge off Head’s bat. The ball carried to Bharat, who dropped a dolly.
Meanwhile, netizens started pouring in their reactions and memes on Twitter. Here are the most hilarious ones:
Rishabh Pant watching KS Bharat drop dollys #INDvAUSpic.twitter.com/mA2KOoWKXc
— HerΩthesis ? (@herothesis) March 9, 2023
I request the cameraman to focus on KS Bharat everytime Travis Head scores a Boundary. #INDvAUS
— Bargav Rangan (@animeshwar) March 9, 2023
Ks Bharat today morning #INDvAUS #BorderGavaskarTrophy2023 #BorderGavaskarTrophy pic.twitter.com/YzmwRjyE2i
— Pijush Bera (@el_Pijush) March 9, 2023
PM Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese are also present at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to watch the match, and a Twitter user used it as a meme template for the dropped catch.
Modiji angry after KS Bharat dropped catch pic.twitter.com/v32aVJrrzH
— Pratham. (@iamprat_) March 9, 2023
Ishan Kishan deserves a chance over than KS Bharat ???…#INDvsAUSTest | #KSBharat | #IshanKishan | #BGT2023 pic.twitter.com/zLL9dLUIW4
— Midhun ??? (@secrettracker) March 9, 2023
While everyone was remembering Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan, a Twitter user wants Wriddhiman Saha back.
With all due respect to KS Bharat, every time I watch him, I wonder why @Wriddhipops was dropped from the Test squad. Even at the age of 38, I feel Saha is the best wicket-keeper India has at the moment. Fitness not age should be the criteria for selection. #INDvAUS
— Sarvesh Joshi (@sarveshjoshi_97) March 9, 2023
Ks Bharat Today #AUSvIND #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/QN7vkCUPWC
— Ishaan Meet (@ishaanmeet) March 9, 2023
KS Bharat was good wicket keeper batsman then he joined RCB and rest is history pic.twitter.com/iiLaQp1e32
— RK (@MahiGOAT07) March 9, 2023
Meanwhile, some also came forward to support him as he has shown good wicketkeeping skills in the past and it has not been easy for keepers on pitches like seen in this series.
KS Bharat has dropped a dolly, but I will stay with what I said!!!#INDvsAUSTest #INDvAUS https://t.co/0MduLNHP0J
— Ashish Sharma (@ash_sharma29) March 9, 2023
Anyone can drop catches, but KS Bharat is not as good a keeper as Wriddhiman Saha.
Since he hasn’t come with the reputation of a flamboyant batsman, people have automatically thought he must be a world class keeper. (And exact opposite for Ishan)
— IPL 2022 (@iplthebest) March 9, 2023
After this drop in the sixth over, the score stood at 23, and seeing the number of extras conceded, the start has been in Australia’s favour. The pitch is keeping the ball low, but once the batter gets set, it can get good to bat on.
