I must have watched this twenty times and it still impresses me... Having the reporter get boooshed in the chops would have been funny - but not half as impressive.
I'm a spoilsport! snopes.com: Evan Longoria's Crazy Bare Hand Catch It was an advert for Gillette. Gillette: close shave, geddit?
Ah well... setup or not, Im still impressed by the batsman being able to be that precise, & him for making the catch anyhoo? :biggrin: I can't catch fk all.
Thing is, how did he know it was there or even suspect that a shot was coming his way? The catch could just be a reaction thing from a top sportsman (brilliant though it is).