Wade’s stumping draws praise

Wade whipped off the bails in a flash after Vijay stepped down the wicket and missed a wild slog at a Stephen O’Keefe delivery that failed to spin. After O’Keefe changed angles by changing to over the wicket, the ball slipped between bat and pad but Wade, who was blindsided by the advancing batsman, was good enough to complete the stumping and subsequently earned high praise from Haddin. 

“That there is as good as it gets,” Haddin said on Fox Sports. 

“You’re blinded the whole way, you’re not sure out of the rough; whether it’s going to turn and bounce or if it’s just going to hit the rough and go straight on. His position was perfect and (that) is just reward for a great series with the gloves.” 

Wade’s vanquishing of Vijay was the Australian’s fourth stumping of the series, who said he was feeling confident behind the stumps in perhaps the most challenging conditions in the world for a wicketkeeper. 

“I feel like I’m keeping well,” Wade said prior to the Ranchi Test.