WATCH - CA Asks Peter Siddle Not To Retire After His Brilliant Run-out

WATCH – CA Asks Peter Siddle Not To Retire After His Brilliant Run-out

By CricShots - Jan 1, 2020 4:41 pm

Former Australian fast bowler, Peter Siddle decided to retire from international cricket a couple of days ago. But, it looks like there is still a lot of firepowers left in him. Moreover, Cricket Australia (CA) also questioned his retirement after he dismissed Usman Khawaja in a prolific fashion that left his teammates every player on the field and spectators in ambush.

Big Bash League (BBL) matches are rolling out and fans have witnessed some enthralling encounters so far in the ongoing tournament. Each player in every team is given their best to help their team to win the games and qualify for the semi-finals. Either it is fielding, batting or bowling the players have produced some brilliant display. And, one instance happened during the New Year’s Eve game played between Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers.

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During the 14th over, Sydney Thunder opener Callum Ferguson played the ball towards covers and tried to steal a single. There was a small confusion between Ferguson and Usman Khawaja but in the end, the Aussie international was sent back.

Meanwhile, the fielder threw the ball towards the non-strikers’ end that was brilliantly collected by Peter Siddle as he wiped off the bails from the stumps with a reverse flick. Later on, in the replay, it was clearly visible that the Thunder opener was found well short of the crease. Siddle himself was also surprised by his fielding effort.

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BBL took to their Twitter handle and shared a video of the same with a caption that read, “P SIDDY STOP IT! That’s the cheekiest of cheeky run-outs from the Strikers veteran! Khawaja out for 63.”

P SIDDY STOP IT!
That's the cheekiest of cheeky run outs from the Strikers veteran! Khawaja out for 63 #BBL09 pic.twitter.com/28SuiDxRcL
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 31, 2019

Cricket Australia also gave a reaction over the same post saying that if Peter Siddle is sure that he wants to retire from international cricket, “Are you sure you want to retire @petersiddle403?!?! #BBL09.”. Coming onto the match, Sydney Thunder defeated Adelaide Strikers by a small margin of 3 runs.

The 35-year-old donned national jersey in 67 Tests, 20 ODIs and 2 T20Is in which he has managed to grab as many as 241 wickets across all the formats. Here is the reply from Cricket Australia: