Ek match ke dauraan, Puneri Bappa aur Raigad Royals ke beech Pune ke Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium mein khela gaya ek pal sabki aankhon ko chaunkane wala tha. Wicketkeeper Suraj Shinde ne ek aise run-out ko anjaam diya jismein ek hi throw se dono stumps gir gaye – striker’s end aur non-striker’s end ke! Yeh ghatna itni anokhi thi ki cricket fans ke liye yeh ek yaadgaar lamha ban gaya, lekin saath hi yeh bhi dikhata hai ki cricket kitna unpredictable ho sakta hai.
Yeh sab hua Match No. 6 ke pehle over mein, jab Raigad Royals 203 runs ke target ka peecha kar rahi thi. Raigad ke opener Siddesh Veer ne Ramakrishna Ghosh ki ball ko leg side ki taraf khela aur ek risky single ke liye daud pade. Lekin jaldi hi unhe laga ki yeh run lena safe nahi hai, aur woh wapas apni crease ki taraf bhaage. Dusri taraf, non-striker Harsh Mogaveera ball ko dekhte reh gaye aur apni jagah se hil nahi paye. Wicketkeeper Suraj Shinde ne tezi se ball uthayi aur striker’s end ki taraf ek tez throw kiya. Ball sidha stumps par lagi, lekin Veer wapas crease mein aa chuke the. Phir, ek adbhut twist mein, ball wapas bounce hui aur seedha non-striker’s end ke stumps par ja lagi, jahan Mogaveera apni crease se bahar the. Umpire ne MCC Law 38.4 ke tahat Mogaveera ko run-out diya, kyunki ball abhi bhi “live” thi aur non-striker’s end par wicket gir chuki thi. Yeh pal dekhkar fans ke chehre par hairani aur hansi dono thi.
— Media (@lncognltooo) June 8, 2025
Yeh ghatna cricket ke us roop ko dikhati hai jahan ek chhota sa moment match ka rukh badal sakta hai. Suraj Shinde ki yeh karamat sirf luck nahi, balki unki tezi aur accuracy ka bhi nateeja thi. Isse pehle bhi cricket mein aise anokhe run-outs dekhe gaye hain. Yaad kijiye 2022 ka Bangladesh Premier League, jab Andre Russell ek aise hi bizarre run-out ka shikar bane the. Ball striker’s end par lagi, bounce hui, aur non-striker’s end par Russell ko out kar diya. Aise hi, 2006 mein Pakistan ke Inzamam-ul-Haq ne India ke khilaf ek ODI mein apne aap ko run-out karaya tha jab unhone ball ko rokne ke liye apna bat use kiya, jo ke rules ke khilaf tha. Yeh ghatnayein dikhati hain ki cricket mein kabhi bhi kuch bhi ho sakta hai, aur yahi is khel ki khoobsurati hai.
Suraj Shinde ka yeh run-out MPL 2025 ke sabse yaadgaar moments mein se ek ban gaya. Unhone na sirf apni wicketkeeping skills dikhayi, balki batting mein bhi apna yogdaan diya, 12 balls mein unbeaten 40 runs banakar Puneri Bappa ko ek majboot score tak pahunchaya. Is match mein Puneri Bappa ke Yash Nahar (82 off 52) aur Rushikesh Sonawane (58 off 40) ne bhi shandaar batting ki, jiski wajah se team ne 202/6 ka score banaya. Dusri taraf, Raigad Royals ki batting collapse hui aur woh 103 runs par hi dher ho gaye, jismein Nikit Dhumal ke 5 wickets (5-39) ne bhi bada role nibhaaya. Suraj ka yeh run-out is match ka turning point raha, jisse Puneri Bappa ne ek badi jeet haasil ki.
Cricket ke itihas mein wicketkeepers hamesha se game-changers rahe hain. Chahe woh MS Dhoni ka lightning-fast stumping ho ya Dinesh Karthik ka IPL mein consistent performance, wicketkeepers ke reflexes aur decision-making match ka pasala palat sakte hain. IPL 2025 ke stats bhi yahi dikhate hain – Dhoni ke 190 dismissals (148 catches, 42 stumpings) aur Karthik ke 174 dismissals (137 catches, 37 stumpings) unke skills ka saboot hain. Suraj Shinde ka yeh run-out bhi unhi elite keepers ke club mein ek chhoti si jhalak hai, jahan ek pal mein woh hero ban jate hain.
Lekin cricket ka yeh jadoo kabhi kabhi teams ke liye bhi dukhdaayi ban jata hai. Raigad Royals ke liye yeh run-out ek bada jhatka tha, jisse unki batting line-up kabhi recover nahi kar payi. Aise moments players ke morale par bhi asar daalte hain. Sochiye, Harsh Mogaveera ke dil par kya guzri hogi jab woh ek aise run-out ka shikar bane jo shayad hi koi imagine kar sakta tha. Cricket mein yeh unpredictability hi is khel ko dilchasp banati hai, lekin saath hi yeh teams ke liye ek challenge bhi hai. MPL 2025 ka yeh pal hamesha yaad rakha jayega, magar saath hi yeh bhi yaad dilata hai ki cricket mein ek chhoti si galti bhi badi saza de sakti hai.
