Jonny Bairstow (Source: @CountyChamp/X.com)
In what is turning into a viral meme on the internet now, Jonny Bairstow holds his pose for 9.51 seconds after playing the shot. In the ongoing County Championship Division One, Jonny Bairstow, who captains the Yorkshire team, plays two consecutive shots and misses both of them.
Jonny Bairstow Turns Into A Gold Meme
The right-handed middle-order English batter Jonny Bairstow, who was in the news previously during the Ashes for getting run out while moving out of his crease after leaving the delivery, has learned from the incident and taken inspiration into his new pose.
Bairstow, who is currently captaining Yorkshire in the County Championship Division One, played two shots against Essex's right-arm pacer Shane Snater, as the batter missed both the deliveries completely. First trying to defend, while the next one was a massive heave which again didn't made any contact with the willow.
However, after getting beaten on both the balls, Bairstow holds on to his pose for quite a few seconds, 9.51 to be precise for the first, while for the second one, he stays on to his heave for 4.51 seconds, which is now getting the attention of social media users, who are pointing out that he has learned from his past instances after getting run out and has decided not to move even one bit.
Yorkshire Plays Essex In A Thrilling Draw
In a thrilling encounter that was played between the home side, Essex, and Yorkshire at the county ground in Chelmsford, Jonny Bairstow was first dismissed for a low score of two, whereas he came back strongly to play a fine innings of 79 off 74 deliveries that included eight boundaries and three maximums, where he helped Yorkshire post 426 on the board for the loss of six wickets with ample support from opener Adam Lyth who played a magnificent 185-run knock as they declared in the second innings.
All of it happened after Yorkshire first scored 216, whereas Essex were bowled out for just 123 in the first innings. Moving to the final innings, Yorkshire were just one wicket away from a thrilling victory, which they failed to achieve, as the final wicket partnership between Simon Harmer and Jamie Porter helped Essex to stay alive in the competition, as they survived and took their side to a nerve-racking draw.
Talking about Bairstow, the veteran wicketkeeper batter has been in decent form in this tournament, where he has smashed 359 runs in 10 innings at an average of 44.88, as he has managed to pile up three half-centuries so far.
Currently, Yorkshire are placed eighth on the table with just one win in five matches, as they have drawn two of their games with 53 points to their name and hold a net run rate of +0.077.
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