The ICC Champions Trophy final may have gone to India, but New Zealand’s star Glenn Philips also made headlines for extraordinary catches produced in the finals to dismiss Shubman Gill. As India Star saw to hit the ball on the cover fielder’s head, Philips produced an unrealistic reaction-time to get the ball out of the thin air, sent to the batsman’s packing. The video went viral on social media, which triggers a major debate on the incredible agility with Kiwi Star.
A fan, while sharing the video, Philips is called the best fielder of this generation, while Jonty also apologized to Rhodes, of course the largest fielders of all time.
“Sorry @jontyrhodes8 We believe in the best fielding of this generation,” the X (East Twitter) was posted.
In his reply to the post, Jonty wrote: “Don’t regret, I agree.”
In the final group-step game of the Champions Trophy, Philips also caught Virat Kohli, who struggled to hide his stunned response after being rejected.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner also smiled on his face, despite the team’s defeat in the final, when asked about the hero of Philips in the field.
“He (Philips) keeps doing this, he does not,” Santner said. Speaking on the result of the match, Kiwi spinner explained how India led the game. “Powerplay was the best time to bat, Rohit and Gill cash, Rohit’s innings was outstanding, almost one run-a-ball on that wicket and it put us in the back leg, but we knew that the game could change quickly and we kept cutting the wickets and kept in the game.”
New Zealand and India have come against each other on several occasions in ICC incidents. After going to the final, Kiwi had an upper hand in the head-to-head battle, but it was Rohit Sharma-led team that won this time.
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