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Steve Smith (left) drops a shocker at the second slip. (Screengrabs)First ball of the fourth day and Steve Smith dropped a dolly at the second slip, giving a reprieve to KL Rahul, who has been India’s best batter so far in this Test.
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It was a shocker from Steve Smith. Pat Cummins induced a thick edge and Smith couldn’t hold on to it. KL Rahul tapped his head in surprise as he also couldn’t believe his luck.
First ball of the day and dropped!#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/lY8cdsN5Wo
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 16, 2024
Former Australia wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist said on air: “Steve Smith quite unbelievable.”
“He’s a man who just catches everything, and he has put down one of the more regulation slips catches. “That’s just very uncharacteristic,” he added.
Gilchrist fellow commentator and former India coach Ravi Shastri said: “What an opportunity this is. First ball, bounce, outside edge and he will take it nine out of 10 times. It was just hitting the hard part of the palm.”
“Smith just doesn’t drop sodas; I think it came too slowly for him!” former Australian spinner Kerry O’Keeffe added.
Australia only got to bowl 17 overs at India on another rain affected day in the third cricket test but it was enough for its pace attack to dismantle India’s top-order as it sunk to 51 for 4 and end the third day 394 runs behind the hosts.
After Australia’s tail wagged with the bat for a little longer to reach 445 all out early on Monday, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood quickly had India in trouble with a devastating opening spell at the Gabba.
India won the first test by 295 runs at Perth, while Australia came back to win the second day-night test in Adelaide by 10 wickets.
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