R Ashwin draws parallels between Corbin Bosch's IPL stint and impressive debut in Boxing Day Test against Pakistan

Having made a spectacular debut and garnering attention from cricket fans, Corbin Bosch was praised by Ravichandran Ashwin, who highlighted that Bosch was previously a part of the IPL team Rajasthan Royals three years ago. Bosch was brought in as a replacement for the injured Nathan Coulter-Nile for a fee of ₹20 Lakh during the IPL 2022 season. Expressing his thoughts on social media platform X, Ashwin praised Bosch's dedication to excellence, noting that he has a batting average of over 40 in first-class cricket. Ashwin wrote, "Corbin Bosch, who was with RR 3 years ago, has shown promise with the bat and his potential is worth recognizing. His impressive FC batting average speaks volumes about his skills."

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Bosch started off his opening spell with a full delivery, outside off stump, which Masood could only play through the outer half of his bat and it flew to Marco Jansen at gully for a catch. His next wicket was Saud Shakeel, and it required the help of Ultra Edge. He sent a short delivery, angled down leg, and Shakeel tried to pull, but missed it, and wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne took it to his right. UltraEdge showed a slight murmur just when it was next to the right glove of Shakeel.

Bosch’s third wicket was Aamir Jamal, who inside edged his delivery back to the stumps. Then he removed Naseem Shah for a two-ball duck. Bosch’s 4/63 saw Pakistan fold for 211 in 57.3 overs. In response, South Africa reached 82/3 at Stumps, and trail by 129 runs. Aiden Markram (47*) and captain Temba Bavuma (4*) will resume batting on Day 2. On Day 1, South Africa lost the wickets of Tony de Zorzi (2), Ryan Rickleton (8) and Tristan Stubbs (9).

All eyes will be on Bosch for the upcoming SA20 2025 season, and he will be representing Paarl Royals.

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