IPL 2026: ‘In his hands, the ball almost disappears. So…’: Ashwin on the debate around Jason Holder’s much talked catch of Rajat Patidar | Cricket News
3 min readMay 1, 2026 08:48 PM IST With the third umpire ruling a low catch of Royal Challengers Bengaluru batsman Rajat Patidar by Gujarat Titan’s all-rounder Jason Holder as a legal one in the IPL match at Ahmedabad on Thursday night, a lot of talk has been about the catch taken by the tall West Indian. Patidar had hit a Arshad Khan length delivery towards deep backward square with Holder and Casino Rabada going towards the ball followed by Holder taking the low catch while sliding. With replays showing Holder sliding and a part of the ball seeming to hit the ground out of Holder’s hands and the third umpire ruling the catch as legal, RCB player Virat Kohli as well coach Andy Flower were seen discussing the issue with the fourth umpire near the ropes. Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes the ball perhaps did not touch the ground with the ball almost disappearing in Holder’s hands and the decision was a right one made by the third umpire. “Jason Holder’s hands are …









