The juggler, the acrobat, and the chest bump

The celebration (Andy Zaltzman)

Ajinkya Rahane's less than fluent innings ended with a less than fluent kerplunk to mid-off, mistiming a drive at the feisty young pacer Taskin Ahmed. Shakib took the catch, and Bangladesh, after an ominous first ten overs, had India 115 for 3 after 28 overs, and had established themselves in their first World Cup knockout match. They celebrated with the zeal of a team relishing this competitiveness. Taskin and captain Mashrafe Mortaza bumped chests, shouted at each other, bumped chests again, and fell over. It was a high-tariff celebration that previous Bangladesh teams might not have had the confidence even to attempt.

The dubious call (Andy Zaltzman)

Bangladesh had been admirably disciplined in the first 35 overs of India's innings. Then, in the Powerplay, Raina and Rohit began a charge that would produce 147 in the final 15. In the 40th over, with Rohit on 90 and India's innings poised for a last-ten-overs onslaught, Rubel - 1 for 25 off 7.3 impressively controlled and hostile overs at that stage - erred for almost the first time with a high full toss. A high, rapid full toss. A high, rapid full toss that was homing in unerringly on a place where batsmen do not like cricket balls to home in. Rohit, in probably the least elegant shot of his mellifluous career, clumped it straight to deep square leg.

The umpires instantly called a no-ball - perhaps in line with what Rohit was fearing - and Bangladesh were denied a potentially decisive wicket. Was it a hasty decision? Was it a wrong decision? Perhaps the umpires were swayed by the manner in which Rohit played the shot, a curious flinching thwamp from a crouched position, that suggested that he was extremely and understandably concerned that 5½ ounces of hard leather, travelling at close to 90mph, was about to hit him, shall we say, slightly below the waist. It made the delivery look dangerous; technically, it should not have been called a no ball, and Bangladesh were denied a wicket that might have restrained the Indian charge to a less imposing target.

The Dive (Sharda Ugra)

It's rarely seen but when it appears, it strikes. Or rather the bowler strikes. MS Dhoni has been guarding his hands, his knees, his back and all other bruised parts of his body over the last few years. Many days only stopper, not keeper, at the MCG, Dhoni turned into an acrobat from the past. As Soumya Sarkar tried to fend one from Shami that climbed slowly and followed him from midriff to chest to face, the best that could happen for it was a slow looping edge. Sniffing an opportunity to get rid of one of the gems revealed in the Bangladesh line-up in this World Cup, Dhoni went for it full stretch. In fact, he had to, there was no slip waiting and Dhoni got to it, one-handed with his left hand, and leapt up claiming it fair and square. Bangladesh four down. Not quite game over, but really…

The send off (Devashish Fuloria)

The last time Rubel Hossain had dismissed Virat Kohli in an ODI, he had already scored 136 off 122 balls. This time, he took just four balls, limiting Kohli to 3, and set off on a celebratory run worth three wickets, at least in terms of time. He ran up to the batsman, kept jogging in his place, making sure he was always facing Kohli who was slowly trudging past him, then punched the air while letting a scream out. The celebration had it's roots in the past too. Youtube it.

The hokey-pokey (Devashish Fuloria)

The hokey-pokey catch has become such a regular feature in cricket that teams spend time working on it during their practice drills. It was no wonder Shikhar Dhawan completed one with a smile. He showed poise at the fine-leg boundary to take Mahmudullah's top-edge in the 17th over. He took it with both hands, realised he was off balance, tossed the ball up, went outside, came in and completed it. But it wasn't the catch that was the lead story. Dhawan's left foot was a bit too close to the skirting that some saw move and some didn't. The third umpire thought it was fine, but was it?