Sachin Tendulkar clarifies Nicholas Pooran's fielding effort NOT the best he has ever seen

Nicholas Pooran showcased breathtaking athleticism while guarding boundary line during historic Rajasthan run chase vs Punjab on Sunday at Sharjah Cricket Stium. West Indian's diving effort to save ball from crossing ropes grabbed several eyeballs as fans and people from cricket fraternity showered praises for splendid effort. Nicholas Pooran's diving effort vs Rajasthan left cricket fans spellbound. 

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Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar also was left spellbound by Pooran's gravity-defying efforts in deep to save valuable runs for his side. 'Little Master' took to his Twitter account and hailed fielding effort as best save cricketer has seen in his life. Punjab's fielding coach, Jonty Rhodes, ackwledged Tendulkar's comments and applauded his team's fielding standards in Dream11 IPL 2020 match. 

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Sachin Tendulkar responded to Jonty Rhodes' comments by mentioning that he was referring to Pooran's save as best he h seen on boundary ropes. However, when it comes to 30-yard circle, Punjab team's fielding coach is undoubtedly best. While fielders have struggled to gar ball cleanly under lights in  Dream11 IPL, Pooran pulling out something as extraordinary as that, is likely to raise benchmark in cash-rich league. 

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Nicolas Pooran diving effort vs Rajasthan: 

Jonty Rhodes, who is kwn to be one of greatest fielders of era, also gave a standing ovation to Nicholas Pooran for his marvellous save. What makes save even more fascinating is fact that West Indies cricketer caught ball with only one hand, and as he realised he was going over rope, he threw ball back in play in mid-air to save precious runs for his team. full video can be watched here:

Rajasthan record highest ever Dream11 IPL run chase 

Fans of game experienced a spectacular contest between two sides in 9th game of Dream11 IPL 2020. Riding on Mayank Agarwal's maiden IPL ton, and KL Rahul's stunning half-century, Punjab side mand to post a colossal total of 223 runs after being put in to bat. Rajasthan recorded highest successful run chase in league's history after a six-hitting master class from Sanju Samson and Rahul Tewatia. Skipper Steve Smith also chipped in yet again with a quick-fire 50. 

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