During the last over of a match, if a destructive Kieron Pollard is on strike with 15 runs to win, here’s what not to do. Ankit Rajpoot pulled away from his runup at the last moment, and then (strangely) then winked at Pollard.
Needless to say things did not go well for the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) fast bowler after that. He bowled a no ball which was hit so hard by the stand-in Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper that the one-handed shot went over the ropes for a maximum.
Not easy to walk out of a dugout to bowl the last over, and the free hit ball was a gift to the Caribbean giant who flicked the full toss off his hips for a boundary. The KXIP bowler had already conceded 11 runs off just one legal delivery. In the end, he gave 52 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
With just 4 runs needed off 5 balls, Twitter was all geared up to troll the fast bowler whose wink is now the talk of the town:
SOMEONE MAKE A GIF OUT OF THAT ANKIT RAJPOOT WINK. ASAP!!! #MIvKXIP
— Srijan (@its_Srijan) April 10, 2019
Nobody: ….
Literally Nobody: ……
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Ankit Rajpoot:— Abhi (@holabolabolbol) April 11, 2019
Ankit Rajpoot’s wink at Pollard will become more viral than Priya Prakash Varrier’s #crazyscenesatwankhede#MIvKXIP
— Sandipan Samaddar (@Sandstorm2613) April 10, 2019
Ankit Rajpoot you idiot #MIvKXIP
— Chorray Kijuu (@CKijuu) April 10, 2019
He didn’t even do it properly
Rahul Gandhi vs Ankit Rajpoot
Your favorite wink?? #MIvKXIP pic.twitter.com/IfYZKgMOd4— Sarcasm God (@its_GauravChand) April 10, 2019
How to be a butt of a joke.
Ankit Rajpoot:#MIvKXIP#IPL2019
pic.twitter.com/3qzjVT0hbo— Kotur (@KoturMS) April 10, 2019
Real fast
Ankit Rajpoot. The wink. Then the no ball. Life comes at you fast. #MIvKXIP #MumbaiIndians #OneFamily #Pollard pic.twitter.com/7zaSmt5TYq
— ପୁଣି ଥରେ ନବୀନ (@Aman_sahani007) April 10, 2019
People find a way to troll RCB anyway
Ankit Rajpoot is RCB material @lionsdenkxip #MIvKXIP
— (@Wolverine_ll) April 10, 2019
Ankit Rajpoot did the biggest mistake of his life by teasing Godzilla in the final over! #MI #MIvKXIP
— Kunal Trisal (@trisalkunal86) April 10, 2019
Rajpoot did get the wicket of Pollard off the next balls followed by a dot ball. But cool-headed Alzarri Joseph ensured there is no anti-climax to the story and won the match for MI off the last ball. In short, he could not redeem himself after that wink to rile up an in-form batsman.
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