When Hashim Amla was adjudged 'Blocked Before Wicket': twitter reacts
Hashim Amla played a captain's knock that was one of its kind in Test cricket, where one of the most prolific batsmen in all formats chose to block, block and block – scoring 23* off 207 balls after scoring his first run of the 46th delivery he faced.
South Africa, chasing an improbable 481 to win, opted time-killing as the tactic of choice to save the fourth Test having already lost the series 2-0.
While the Delhi track isn't as vicious as the ones in Mohali and Nagpur, South Africa's tactics surprised more when even the free-scoring AB de Villiers chose to play the same way to score 11* off 91 balls.
For the record, Indian bowlers bowled 43 maidens out of the 72 overs bowled in SA second innings, which stood at 72 for 2 – scoring rate of one run per over. And while all that went on, this ‘blockathon’ became the topic of choice for the Twitterati.
Here's how tweeple reacted:
Breaking news! After watching Hashim Amla's batting, the ICC calls an emergencymeeting to introduce the concept of "bored before wicket"
— Jitendra Jain (@JitendraJain_)December 6, 2015
How homeopathy works can be best understood by studying Hashim Amla's batting.
— Roflindian 2.0 (@Roflindian)December 6, 2015
Hashim Amla Is Giving Respect To The Legendary Sir Jadeja On his Birthday By Not Offering A Shot. #IndvsSA #IndvSA#HappyBirthdaySirJadeja
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja)December 6, 2015
Even Internet Explorer Loads Faster Than Hashim Amla. ;) #IndvsSA #IndvSA
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja)December 6, 2015
Most balls taken to get off the mark in a Test inns (since 2000) 62 Stuart Broad v NZ, 2013 51 Grant Flower v NZ, 2000 46 Hashim Amla TODAY
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad)December 6, 2015
Hashim Amla is playing so slow that even the third empire has changed the channel. #IndVsSA
— Aashu ⚡ (@itsaashuu) December 6, 2015
Airtel Girl just just reached Feroz Shah Kotla stadium to meet Hashim Amla.#IndvsSA
— Patakha Chikna (@Madan_Chikna)December 6, 2015
#IFHashimAmlaWas was a processor he would be called Pentium 1. hashim amla
— Abhishek Gupta (@abhi_is_helping)December 6, 2015
Amla and AB giving the most beautiful display of blocking since the last solar eclipse. #INDvSA
— Pavilion Opinions (@pavilionopinion)December 6, 2015
Amla 6* off 114 balls. This is making Sunil Gavaskar really nervous.
— Roflindian 2.0 (@Roflindian)December 6, 2015
this has been a captain's block from amla #IndvsSA
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)December 6, 2015
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