Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey took a phenomenal flying catch in the Australian domestic Sheffield Shield tournament, leaving fans on Twitter in awe. Queensland opener Matt Renshaw attempted a flick shot on a delivery going down leg-side but Carey dives to his right and grabs on to a superb one-handed effort in the domestic five-day match.
The video was shared by cricket.com.au on Twitter and fans immediately responded with high praise for the gloveman. While some fans simply praised Alex Carey, others even called for him to be called up to the Test squad ahead of current skipper Tim Paine. Sharing the video, crickrt.com.au wrote: “Woah! That is a BLINDER from Alex Carey!”
Woah! That is a BLINDER from Alex Carey!#QLDvSA #SheffieldShield pic.twitter.com/0uDcHA1dFp
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 18, 2019
“Miracle; Just Miracle from Carey,” one fan tweeted. “Deadset – baggy green the man. Now,” demanded another fan. “He should be ahead of Tim Paine!” another fan wrote.
the best wicket keeper in this decade!! Who cares this Saha!! Baffling that he still cant get a chance to play ahead of MMarsh… Hopefully Marsh will remain injured forever…
— Cricket Fan (@Cricket58441096) October 18, 2019
He should be ahead of Tim Paine!
— Anirudh (@Tactician04) October 18, 2019
Miracle; Just Miracle from Carey. ❤
— Debapriyo Choudhury (@debapriyo_tweet) October 18, 2019
“Oh wow”
— Pablo (@Pablo_EccyBrah) October 18, 2019
Get him in the test squad ffs…
— Calf Muscle (not my real name) (@TheCalfMuscle) October 18, 2019
Carey’s stunning catch along with an impressive spell from debutant pacer Wes Agar helped South Australia to a strong position against Queensland after being bundled out for 221. Queensland looked to make a strong start but Wes Agar knocked out Joe Burns, Matt Renshaw, and Usman Khawaja to have them down at 70/3 at Stumps on Day 1.
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Carey has established himself as Australia’s preferred wicketkeeper-batsman in the limited-overs formats but he is yet to make his Test debut. Since making his ODI debut in January 2018, Carey has amassed as many as 805 runs from 29 matches.
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He was crucial for Australia as a finisher in the World Cup, where he scored 375 runs from 10 matches, his batting average during the tournament was as high as 62.50.
