Iain Smith was on the mic when Suryakumar Yadav took the catch to dismiss David Miller. (Image: Screengrab)
Former New Zealand cricketer, Iain Smith was on point with the mic when he was commentating Suryakumar Yadav’s epic catch during the T20 World Cup 2024.
As the highly contested finale between India and South Africa came down to the final moments, the former New Zealand cricketer, gave us one of those memorable pieces of commentary that is going to be remembered in Indian cricket history, when Suryakumar Yadav took the catch to dismiss David Miller.
With the game going down to the final over, South Africa needed 16 runs to win the game, but Hardik Pandya gave away a full toss which the batter on strike, David Miller looked to pounce on.
After hitting the ball towards the long-off region, the ball looked all set to go past the boundary ropes for a six and give South Africa the edge, but Sky came up with a historic piece of fielding that made Iain Smith go nuts as that was the clutch moment that helped India seal the win.
“Athleticism at its very very best”, was Iain Smith’s short but apt reaction to Sky’s match-winning catch.
Looking back at the commentary was none other than the former Indian cricketer, Dinesh Karthik who took to X where he revealed his reaction to that piece of commentary.
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“Ian Smith!, If ever you have a big occasion Call him. No one’s ever done it better. The best to call a big moment. Just the emotion in his voice gives you goosebumps And wasn’t that the greatest ever catch in a final !!!!,” wrote DK in his post on his official handle on X.
IAN SMITHif ever you have a big occasion
Call him..no one’s ever done it better . The best to call a big moment.just the emotion in his voice , gives you goosebumps
And wasn’t that the greatest ever catch in a final !!!!
Pressure + awareness
Well done… https://t.co/2S5mix5wCd
— DK (@DineshKarthik) June 29, 2024
He was earlier part of another historic moment in the T20 World Cup 2024 where he was part of the commentary when the Afghanistan side beat Australia to register a historic win and put them in contention for a semi-final spot which they eventually did end up reaching.
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