Johannesburg, October 04: Pakistan captain Younus Khan yesterday lamented dropping in-form New Zealand batsman Grant Elliot, conceding holding on to the catch could have changed the complexion of the match.
Elliot, who top-scored with an unbeaten 75, was batting on 42 when he lobbed a Mohammed Aamer delivery to offer the simplest of catch to Younus at short cover.
The Pakistan captain tried to pouch the knee-high catch in the Australian way, only to see the ball pop out of his cupped palms.
Elliot did not look back after that and went on to play a match-winning note.
“If I had taken that catch, maybe things could have changed,” a penitent Younus said after the match.
“But in sports, it happens and it was certainly not the first time (that a player dropped a catch),” he added.
Looking back, Younus felt Pakistani eventually fell 25 runs short in today’s semifinal.
–PTI