IPL 2026 | 'RCB wanted closer look at Jason Holder catch': Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar expressed his team's desire for umpires to review Jason Holder's catch that dismissed Rajat Patidar. Kumar felt the ball might have touched the ground, impacting the match's outcome. He also reflected on the bowling performance, acknowledging an off-day for Hazlewood but expressing satisfaction with the Powerplay bowling.
AHMEDABAD: Royal Challengers Bengaluru seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar said his team wanted the umpires to take a closer look at Jason Holder’s catch to dismiss captain Rajat Patidar. Patidar’s pick-up shot off left-arm seamer Arshad Khan ballooned towards fine leg, where Holder covered good ground from deep square leg before completing a one-handed catch. However, as the tall allrounder landed, his momentum took him into the turf and the ball appeared to get close to the ground, prompting debate over whether the catch had been completed cleanly.
The dismissal broke an important stand and triggered a slide as RCB were bowled out for 155. GT chased down the target with 25 balls to spare. “I wasn’t there.
But what I can see is that the ball does touch the ground. But I don’t know what the umpire told them. I don’t know whether it’s something within the law or whatever.
I have no idea about that. But we wanted the umpire to have a closer look at that,” Bhuvneshwar said. Reflecting on the result, Bhuvneshwar said RCB’s bowlers had not done too much wrong, though he acknowledged that Josh Hazlewood had an off day.