Wicket-keeper plays an important role behind the stumps. He is the only fielder who has always keep his eyes on the ball and stay concentrated each and every moment in the game. Wicket-keepers should be pre-meditated and stay alerted during the game, whenever a batsman leaves the ball, a wicketkeeper must be there to grab it.
Australian wicket-keeper Peter Nevil has grabbed the stumps of Sri Lankan Dimuth Karunaratne in the third test match between Australia and Sri Lanka. Nathan Lyon was the bowler and Karunaratne missed to hit the ball. Peter Nevill’s excellent concentration has helped him to remove the stumps at the right time when Karunaratne left the crease.
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Peter Nevil has done many stumping’s but this is a masterpiece stumping, which took everyone by surprise. But the dismissal was cause for a range of reactions. However, Nevill had absolutely no doubts about claiming the wicket.