Windies fast-bowler Sheldon Cottrell during the third and final One-Day International (ODI) against Bangladesh dished out what could possibly be regarded as the worst delivery of all time. The left-arm pacer while opening the bowling bowled a wide delivery which directly went towards the second slip. Ashley Nurse collected the ball after moving towards his left. The umpire apparently called it a no-ball as it was out of batsman’s reach.
The 28-year-old bowler’s delivery left everyone perplexed including the commentators. “Goodness me. I have not seen this before,” said commentator Athar Ali Khan. “Luckily no one was in danger, second slip had to take a simple catch,” added another commentator Daren Ganga.
Cottrell following the embarrassing incident apologised to teammates and returned to his bowling mark. This certainly was not the first time a bowler landed a delivery straight into the slips cordon. However, it was one of those weirdest deliveries ever bowled.
Here’s the video:
Cottrell eventually didn’t have the great outing against Bangladesh as he conceded 59 runs in nine overs. He though managed to pick a wicket as well but towards the end of the innings. The hosts lost the decisive final ODI and were handed a 1-2 series defeat by Bangladesh. Meanwhile, the left arm pacer has been included in the Windies squad for the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, which starts on August 01 (IST) in St Kitts.
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