5 costliest catches in the history of cricket! 1

Shane Warne dropped Kevin Pietersen’ catch:5 costliest catches in the history of cricket! 2

Other than the Cricket World Cup, the Ashes is the most popular bilateral cricket series in the history of cricket. The game is played between two arch rivals England and Australia.

In the 1990s and early 2000s Australia dominated the Ashes series and win comfortably, but the scenario changed in 2005 when England registered a 2-1 victory in a closely fought series. But the result could have very well been 2-2 if Shane Warne hadn’t dropped a slip catch of Kevin Pietersen on 15 in the second innings of England. Australians only 95 runs behind when Brett Lee made Pietersen nick on e to the slips, where Warnie, a usually  safe slipper, grassed the catch. The mercurial English batsman made them pay badly as England secured a draw and brought home the Ashes.

Sudipta Biswas

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