It shouldn’t be a big surprise that doggos would go after balls that are being used in professional sports. Obviously, our fur babies have no idea what professional sports are. All that they know is that if they see a ball bouncing around, they must go after it.
It’s actually among the things that we love about our pups; they are always in the mood to play. So whenever we take them to these kinds of events, we better hold on tight to their leash to avoid any ball-chasing incidents. Unfortunately, the human that was in charge of the playful pooch in the video below didn’t get the memo.
During a tight game of women’s cricket in Ireland, a curious canine came out of nowhere and took the ball from the players. This was during the All-Ireland T20 Cup match between Civil Service North of Ireland Cricket Club (CSNI) and Bready Cricket Club,
After the ball was hit by a CSNI batsman, a Bready fielder chased after it, and right after she picked up the ball, the doggo came into view! The fielder threw the ball to their keeper, who tried to knock off the bails, which are the wooden poles, to prevent the opposing team from scoring.
However, the Bready keeper missed the bails, and the ball flew towards the dog! The pooch, who obviously wanted the ball grabbed it right away and ran around the field! This caused the players and the match officials to chase after this mischievous mutt.
The TV commentators who were covering the watch couldn’t help but laugh at what they were seeing. Who wouldn’t? The hilarious clip was actually posted on Twitter, and as expected, netizens around the globe went nuts! Many of them even suggested signing the pupper as a fielder.
Watch the hilarious doggo chase after the cricket ball in the clip below.
🐶 Great fielding…by a small furry pitch invader!@ClearSpeaks #AIT20 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Oe1cxUANE5
— Ireland Women’s Cricket (@IrishWomensCric) September 11, 2021
Credits: Ireland Women’s Cricket