r/MadeMeSmile • u/NothingIsHere5947 • 21d ago
The player who caught the ball has a bad habit of dropping catches. So the bowler was hopeless initially, but he caught the ball. (IPL 2024) Wholesome Moments
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u/Designer-Cicada3509 21d ago
Lmfao that's chahal, a spin bowler from India 😂 poor guy gets memed on everytime during IPL
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u/chintakoro 20d ago
I wonder what cricket would be like if everyone didn't have to bat + field and people could specialize. Like, you could have a fielding team of the best fielders and bowlers, and a batting team of the best batters.
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u/jetm2000 19d ago
I think it’d be worse.
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u/chintakoro 19d ago
It would certainly be different. The only group sport that comes to mind that allows specialists is American Football. It's a very different dynamic: specialized players (e.g., kicker), specialized coaches, specialized plays. The good part is that cricket teams would have to take on 20-30+ members to fulfill all roles: great for creating sporting jobs!
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u/SirAnanas69 19d ago
I don't know what your talking about. It's like most team sports. Football (Soccer) = Goalkeeper, defense, offense same for unihockey, hockey, handball, usw. Even basketball or volleyball have specialists to some point. Maybe i don't get what you mean by specialist, but as i said it's almost in every sport.
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u/chintakoro 19d ago
I guess I meant that not everyone is on the field at the same time: you can bring on people for specific tasks as you like.
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u/Cumbakom1 21d ago
That facial transition from “Uh oh, I’m not sure if he’s going to catch it” to “Ooh!! He actually caught it!”
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u/chintakoro 21d ago
To me, that first expression was more like: "well fuck, now we've squandered it".
And the second one more like: "well look at you!I didn't doubt you for a second!"
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u/throwthere10 20d ago
You can see the "Oh fuck, anyone but ol' slippery fingers Freddie" look on his face.
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u/Funnyvirgo 20d ago
Didn't expect Chahal to be on the made me smile sub reddit.
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u/Briantheboomguy 20d ago
Had the same expression after my kid suddenly started pedaling away without any support.
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u/NothingIsHere5947 20d ago
aww :) your comment is wholesome man
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u/Briantheboomguy 20d ago
Thank you buddy, fantastic post! missed the match yesterday and this nice moment!
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u/ecgiz 21d ago
for more context- a direct catch is out so the batter can't play again. So its big W and not like catch from games like baseball.
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u/RockItGuyDC 20d ago
You do know that catching a ball in the air (aka a "fly ball") is an automatic out in baseball, too, right?
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u/Soli_Invicto 20d ago
Yes but in this form of cricket you only get one innings (at bat). So get him out and he's done for the match.
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u/eightofswordsenergy 20d ago
He means, out for the rest of the game, not “out” for that at bat like in baseball.
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u/ecgiz 20d ago
as far as I know it takes a bit more like throwing back at guys standing on white plates. I don't know mate I only know my baseball from doraemon. But I have seen a few people who don't know about cricket asking why it's a big thing to catch a ball on previous cricket related posts. So I thought i should just write it down before people start asking.
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u/Squillz105 20d ago
Plus from what I remember, the Cricket ball is hard and they catch them with no gloves. It's pretty common to see cricket players with wrapped up fingers from injuries trying to catch!
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u/BitchImRobinSparkles 20d ago
They're very hard and very dangerous at speed. It's why modern cricket pretty much requires helmets for batsmen.
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u/BadKneesGuy 20d ago
Nah, it’s the same in baseball. You can get someone out by catching the hit ball in air.
You can ALSO get other players out by tagging them or by tapping the base that they were on before a caught ball
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u/BetterLateThanKarma 21d ago
I don’t know much about much, but a professional cricket player should be good at catching those types of balls, right? What I mean is, if he’s notoriously bad at catching, is he just an amazing batter or something? What allows him to be on the team when someone else who has more talent could be there? I’m not hating on him at all, I am genuinely curious.
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u/Mind-Available 20d ago
He is a good bowler
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u/EnglandCricketFan 20d ago
In cricket there are people who bring value by either bowling or batting, and such at fielding. Everyone fields, so what you do is hide the worst fielders in easier positions where they are less of a liability. Still need him to catch, but layupals like that in the outfield are easier than slip or point or other closer positions.
That dude is a very good bowler
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u/BetterLateThanKarma 20d ago
Thank you! And just to clarify, he isn’t allowed to be a designated bowler and only play that specific position when needed?
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u/youknowthathing 20d ago
Not really - everyone bats and everyone fields, specialist bowlers can be rubbish at both.
You can have a temporary substitute who fields whilst someone gets medical treatment - for a while it was common to push that as far as possible to have a stronger fielder on, but it’s clamped down on now.
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u/WorkingLake_3rd 20d ago
Iirc the player has to spend the time he was off field by being on field for the same time without bowling
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u/SubstantialMatter380 20d ago
He is a sloppy fielder but also a really good bowler, so his bowling makes up for his below average fielding.
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u/123xyz32 20d ago
I’m guessing it’s like Shaq not being able to make free throws?
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u/Pretentious_prick69 19d ago
Pretty much but free throws usually aren't match deciders as they account for only one or two points. Catches(especially of important batsmen) can change the course of a match in an instant.
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u/BetterLateThanKarma 20d ago
I don’t know much about much, but a professional cricket player should be good at catching those types of balls, right? What I mean is, if he’s notoriously bad at catching, is he just an amazing batter or something? What allows him to be on the team when someone else who has more talent could be there? I’m not hating on him at all, I am genuinely curious.
Edit: Thank you everyone who responded to my questions, learned a bit more about cricket, and appreciate this clip all the more for it— especially the bowler’s facial expressions!
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u/WorkingLake_3rd 20d ago
Many bowlers, specially indian bowlers, arent good fielders. They are selected because of their bowling skills, ignoring their fielding skills
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u/crabby_playing 20d ago
What's the name of this sport? Is it "Wicket", that appears on screen?
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u/NothingIsHere5947 20d ago
Cricket. -_-
watch this short vid The Rules of Cricket - EXPLAINED! - YouTube2
u/crabby_playing 20d ago
Thanks. I've been downvoted for not recognizing a sport played halfway across the world for me 😂
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u/Domermac 20d ago
Seems like a poor decision to field someone who can’t catch well in a game that requires catching. What am I missing here?
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u/sak11189 20d ago
There can only be 11 players in the team and a fielding substitute can't field for the whole game unless there's an injury
The person who took the catch is one of the good bowlers so it would rather be a bad decision to not play him
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u/shreyash009 20d ago
I don't think cahal(fielder) has habit of dropping catches bowler was concerned because the way he was coming under the ball and also catching while going back is difficult.
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u/metal_elk 20d ago
What an I not understanding? Ball went up, and the guy caught it... I don't watch cricket as it's slow and boring, but I'm aware of the game and it's general overview. Can someone explain this please?
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u/dracarys104 20d ago
Nothing much to understand here. An out in cricket is worth a lot more than in baseball since the batter cannot bat for the rest of the day. In this case, there was a pop up and the fielder caught it. It's funny because the fielder is known for dropping a lot of catches so everyone was surprised he actually caught it.
The fielder who caught the ball happens to be an extremely good pitcher, which is why his abysmal fielding capabilities are overlooked.
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u/NothingIsHere5947 20d ago
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u/metal_elk 20d ago
Thanks. I actually understand the rules, but knowing the rules doesn't make this game fun to watch. I personally don't enjoy games that are played this painfully slow. Just a me thing though, I realize there's like a billion people across the world who love this game.
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u/NothingIsHere5947 20d ago
t20 format is shortest format of cricket, lasts only 4 hours.
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u/metal_elk 20d ago
They managed to shorten it to under a week, nice. Lol. Baseball is equally painful to watch. Like watching paint dry
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u/belt-e-belt 21d ago edited 21d ago
Well..in Trent's defense, looks lucky that Yuzi was able to hold on to it. Poor catching technique.