6 Instances Where Players’ Drop-catches Cost Their Teams A Loss In International Cricket
Players’ Drop-catches that cost their teams matches (Image Source: Twitter)
Thisara Perera Drops Rohit Sharma, 2014
This incident took place at Eden Gardens, Kolkata when India took on Sri Lanka in 2014. Speaking of the incident, Rohit Sharma was at four runs only. For Sri Lanka, Shaminda Eranga was bowling. Then, Rohit tried to hit him straight in the direction of the third man.
But, Thisara Perera made a mess of it. Thus, Rohit got a lifeline in that match. Meanwhile, Rohit ended that match after scoring 264 runs. He became the first ever to score 250+ runs in limited-overs cricket. That once missed catching cost Sri Lanka 260 runs in that encounter. Eventually, India won that match by 153 runs.
