Australia spinner Nathan Lyon was out searching for a lost ball in the bushes. The video went viral on social media.
Australian cricketer Nathan Lyon, one of the country’s finest spinners, had a pure gully cricket moment during a Sheffield Shield match back home. As the New South Wales and South Australia came head to head in a cricketing contest, the ball got lost in the bushes outside the stadium. In a video that has gone viral on social media, Lyon could be seen hunting for the lost ball in the bushes. He did manage to find a ball, but it was a white one (used on limited-overs cricket) and not red (used in First Class cricket).
he ball was about 30 overs old and was lost after a batter smacked it outside the stadium. Lyon and a few of his teammates went out searching for the ball but couldn’t find the one they were looking for.
The moment triggered laughter riot on social media, with some fans even relating it to gully cricket where such incidents are often witnessed.
Lyon and his mates were later accompanied by the ground staff in search of the ball. After a rigorous search, the team did manage to find the lost ball.
