{"id":7465,"date":"2023-10-18T17:26:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T11:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=363797"},"modified":"2023-10-18T17:26:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T11:56:57","slug":"rashid-khans-frustration-boils-over-as-captain-shahidi-drops-crucial-catch-in-afghanistan-vs-new-zealand-world-cup-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/rashid-khans-frustration-boils-over-as-captain-shahidi-drops-crucial-catch-in-afghanistan-vs-new-zealand-world-cup-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashid Khan\u2019s frustration boils over as captain Shahidi drops crucial catch in Afghanistan vs New Zealand World Cup clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NZ vs AFG World Cup 2023:<\/strong> Afghan skipper Shahidi dropped a critical catch off the bowling of star spinner Rashid Khan. The incident occurred during Rashid Khan\u2019s delivery to New Zealand\u2019s batsman Latham, adding a dramatic twist to the match.<\/p>\n<p>As the delivery was tossed up with a deceptive googly, Latham attempted to dance down the pitch and execute a delicate glance. However, his mistimed shot resulted in a leading edge, sending the ball flying towards the covers. The entire stadium held its breath, anticipating a possible wicket for Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the ball slipped through Shahidi\u2019s fingers, leaving Rashid Khan visibly furious.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tom Latham has been dropped twice in Rashid Khan's last two overs \ud83d\ude31<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NZvAFG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NZvAFG<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CWC23?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CWC23<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BHU95ezYV0\">pic.twitter.com\/BHU95ezYV0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNcricinfo\/status\/1714609061625270359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Observers noted the intensity of Rashid\u2019s frustration, evident in his fiery demeanor. Smoke seemed to metaphorically rise from his ears, and his eyes turned a shade of deep red, reflecting the immense disappointment he felt at the missed opportunity. For a moment, the field crackled with tension as Afghanistan\u2019s hopes for a crucial breakthrough were dashed.<\/p>\n<p>Rashid Khan, known for his exceptional skills and calm demeanor on the field, struggled to contain his emotions after witnessing the dropped catch. His reaction underlined the high stakes of the World Cup and the immense pressure on players to capitalize on every opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>More to follow\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NZ vs AFG World Cup 2023: Afghan skipper Shahidi dropped a critical catch off the bowling of star spinner Rashid\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":30366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3637],"class_list":["post-7465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-world-cup-2023"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}