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'Ball Didn't Cross The Line Because...,' Pant On Suryakumar Yadav's Catch In T20 World Cup Final

SKY's catch in T20 World Cup final (X.com)SKY's catch in T20 World Cup final (X.com)

Suryakumar Yadav's catch of David Miller in the T20 World Cup final is forever etched in the Indian cricket's folklore, and would surely go down as one of the greatest catch under pressure in the cricket history.

Lot of people have talked about it around the cricketing world, but it is always interesting to note how the players who were playing the final and were on the field at that point in time felt during those crunch moments. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has spoken a lot about it, and now Rishabh Pant has also recalled how he felt when David Miller hit that shot off Hardik Pandya.

Pant Reveals His Fear During T20 World Cup Final

South Africa needed 16 off the final over and Rohit Sharma handed the responsibility to Hardik Pandya. David Miller was the only hope for South Africa and he tonk the first ball down the ground. It looked like the ball will go all the way which Pant also retaliated during his talk with Tanmay Bhatt on his YouTube channel, but somehow SKY grabbed a fantastic catch.

Pant mentioned that he thought that it is a sure-shot six and World Cup is gone. However, it didn't and the wicketkeeper batter jokingly added that it was also because of prayers of Indian fans around the world. 

"When David Miller in the Final hit the ball in the air, it felt like everything was gone. When it hit the bat, it seemed like a sure-shot six. The ball didn't cross the boundary line because of the Indian fans' prayers (jokes)".

India eventually won the final by seven runs and lifted their second T20 World Cup trophy. It was India's first ICC trophy after the gap of 10 years and Virat Kohli was adjudged the player of the match for his 76 off 59 balls when the team was under the pump. Rishabh Pant, on the personal front, could not make an impact and fell for a two-ball duck, but the final and the catch by Suryakumar Yadav is not the one the wicketkeeper batter is going to forget in his lifetime.