Former Australia spinner Steve O’Keefe has recalled his “most memorable” wicket, which he took throughout the tour of India in 2017. Through the first Take a look at in Pune, O’Keefe returned with the an identical figures of 6 for 25 in each the innings as India have been bowled out for 105 and 107, respectively. Within the second innings, O’Keefe had castled Virat Kohli after the previous India skipper left a supply, which got here again with the angle knocked over his off-stump. O’Keefe has recalled dismissing Kohli within the Pune Take a look at, labelling it because the “most memorable” wicket of his worldwide profession.
“My most memorable (wicket) was most likely Virat Kohli in India. I knocked him over, we have been taking part in on this absolute mud bowl of a wicket, it was spinning and ragging sideways,” O’Keefe stated on SEN 1170 The Run Home.
Additional recalling the wicket, O’Keefe stated that even he was shocked by the supply as he had tried to spin the ball “in the direction of first or second slip”.
“To high it off, Virat simply lets this ball go, it pitches exterior off, and I am meant to be spinning the ball (away) in the direction of first or second slip. This factor simply continued on with the angle, I am making an attempt to spin it and it is knocked out off-stump so I am like, ‘You magnificence!’,” he added.
Australia received the sport by 333 runs and took a 1-0 lead within the four-match sequence.
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Nevertheless, India fought again to take the second and fourth Take a look at after the third Take a look at resulted in a draw, and clinched the sequence 2-1.
O’Keefe, who had made his worldwide debut in 2010, represented Australia in 9 Exams and seven T20Is, claiming a complete of 41 wickets.
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