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THAT’S A SUPERMAN! Fans hail Saha’s catch

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As India beat South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in the second Test to take an unassailab­le 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Sunday, fans were all praise for wicketkeep­er Wriddhiman Saha's brilliant glovework behind the stumps.

The first session of Day 4 belonged Saha as the 34-yearold Bengal stumper took a stunning one-handed catch diving to his left off Umesh Yadav to dismiss Theunis De Bruyn (8) in the sixth over of South Africa's second innings.

Saha's effort left his teammates amused as skipper Virat Kohli came running in to congratula­te the diminutive wicketkeep­er whom he hailed as the best in the world a few days back.

Saha had taken a similar catch to remove the same batsman in the first essay, flying to his right to grab the ball with both hands from right in front of the first slip off Umesh Yadav to leave the tourists reeling at 53/5 on Day 3.

Soon after the brilliant catch, netizens lavished praise on the stumper's effort. "Fantastic catch by Saha.. justifying his selection and why he is considered the best in the business #INDvsSA," a user tweeted.

Describing Saha as 'superman', another fan tweeted: "Superman Saha! He just might bring pure wicketkeep­ing back into vogue. Down the legside, one-handed and he makes it look easy. Such a joy to watch him behind the wickets."

Noted commentato­r Harsha Bhogle also acknowledg­ed Saha's brilliance, tweeting: "Absolutely brilliant new ball bowling from India this morning. And @Wriddhipop­s, you are a rock star."

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