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Is it called Luck ?
When millions are doled out for non-performers in the IPL, many sadists sit back and calculate the price of every run scored or wicket taken by them; of course, it is just an exercise in futility as one can only arrive at a notional figure.
But in the second One-dayer here a simple catch, that too beyond the boundary line, proved to be worth a mouth-watering 1,00,000 NZ dollars (close to Rs 52,00,000); and it wasn't even taken by any of the players on
the field.
Jatinder Singh, a club-level cricketer, came into the windfall by winning a contest called: Catch a million. Promoted by a beer company, a spectator has to catch a six to win the initial cash award of NZ$ 1,00,000; he can then go to the next international match and win once again, if he is lucky enough.
Explaining the prize catch, he said: "To be honest, I got up and didn't think it was going to make it as far as me, I thought it was going to land short, so then I sort of gave up on it, and then it kept going, and next thing I know it was in my right hand. Really, it happened so fast."
He jumped wildly when he realised that the ball stuck to his hand, and spectators around him joined in the celebrations. "I don't know what I will do with the money," he said. "Maybe buy a new car. I am sick of my old one," he added.
Now see the Video here:
Spectator wins $100,000 - Tui Catch A Million #2 - YouTube
2nd ODI: Catch off Corey's six helps Indian fan get rich - The Times of India
When millions are doled out for non-performers in the IPL, many sadists sit back and calculate the price of every run scored or wicket taken by them; of course, it is just an exercise in futility as one can only arrive at a notional figure.
But in the second One-dayer here a simple catch, that too beyond the boundary line, proved to be worth a mouth-watering 1,00,000 NZ dollars (close to Rs 52,00,000); and it wasn't even taken by any of the players on
the field.
Jatinder Singh, a club-level cricketer, came into the windfall by winning a contest called: Catch a million. Promoted by a beer company, a spectator has to catch a six to win the initial cash award of NZ$ 1,00,000; he can then go to the next international match and win once again, if he is lucky enough.
Explaining the prize catch, he said: "To be honest, I got up and didn't think it was going to make it as far as me, I thought it was going to land short, so then I sort of gave up on it, and then it kept going, and next thing I know it was in my right hand. Really, it happened so fast."
He jumped wildly when he realised that the ball stuck to his hand, and spectators around him joined in the celebrations. "I don't know what I will do with the money," he said. "Maybe buy a new car. I am sick of my old one," he added.
Now see the Video here:
Spectator wins $100,000 - Tui Catch A Million #2 - YouTube
2nd ODI: Catch off Corey's six helps Indian fan get rich - The Times of India
