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Cricket is still getting used to the new normal ever since the sport resumed amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) concluded on the 10th of September, after the matches took place in empty stands throughout the course of the tournament.

The fans of the game must be surely relishing witnessing the encounters take place from their homes. However, it is a given that the players on the field miss the enthusiasm and the atmosphere that the supporters create from their seats. Moreover, they willingly undertake a very crucial task too, which Mohammed Nabi definitely realized yesterday.

During the fourth over of Trinbago Knight Riders’ (TKR) chase, Darren Bravo hoisted Roston Chase to a six over long on. In a standard situation, someone would have thrown the ball from the stands back to the ground. This time around, Nabi frenetically embarked into a search operation to bring the white leather back and proceed with the game.

The match had to stop for around five minutes, but eventually it went ahead and TKR lifted the CPL trophy for the fourth time. However, these few moments of uncertainty somehow displayed an aspect of the sport that one might have to get used to as the sport resumes full throttle sans the fans in the stands!

Written by Anjali Jha. Follow Anjali on Twitter today.