Vinay Kumar gets a reply from Jonty Rhodes after his emulation of the famous runout

Vinay Kumar is leading the Karnataka side in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The game between Karnataka and Punjab was a stellar one with cricket being played at its zenith and having everything to offer. Punjab has superstars like Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Mandeep Singh and many more. While Karnataka is a well-established side as well with a bevy of titles to their name.

Vinay Kumar was in top form that day as he was on his toes throughout the game. He went wicket-less but gave away close to nothing in the game. The match was tied after both the teams played out 20 overs each. The scores were tied at 158 each and a super over was called upon. Punjab got the better of Karnataka in the game as they won the one over eliminator.

However, Vinay Kumar still made the headlines. The Karnataka captain was in a Jonty Rhodes kind of a mood. In the 13th over of the second innings, Gurkeerat Singh was batting swiftly. One of the deliveries he played was pushed over to the mid-wicket. There was a mix-up between the batters and Gurkeerat was stranded in the middle of the pitch.

The throw missed the stumps and was covered by none other than Vinay Kumar. He then instead of throwing ran towards the stumps and flew to take off the bails. It was a Jonty Rhodes-esque runout from the 1992 World Cup against Pakistan. The Karnataka skipper later tweeted about the same. He asked Jonty Rhodes, how is that? And he got a reply from the legendary fielder.

The Twitter conversation

Vinay tagged Jonty Rhodes telling him that he has watched the video of that famous runout on numerous occasions. He also said that he was waiting for such an opportunity to emulate him. Rhodes was quick enough to tell him that he might not be old enough to have watched Jonty in the 92 World Cup.

Vinay wrote, “Hi coach @JontyRhodes8 after watching your 1992 World Cup runout video many times, I was waiting for such opportunity. So, today I finally got it. How’s that coach?” to which Jonty replied, “Vinay I did not think u were old enough to be watching me at ‘92 World Cup!!” The conversation did not end here.

Vinay explained himself and told that he watched the famous runout on YouTube. “That’s true. But thanks to YouTube And a big thank you to you for being such an inspiration,” he wrote.

The tweets

Vinay I did not think u were old enough to be watching me at ‘92 World Cup!!

— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) January 22, 2018

That’s true. But thanks to YouTube ? And a big thank you to you for being such an inspiration.

— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) January 22, 2018