India, April 18 -- Shreyas Iyer's spectacular boundary effort against the Mumbai Indians has now earned the kind of praise that instantly lifts a fielding moment into a bigger cricket conversation. Jonty Rhodes, a name still synonymous with elite fielding, watched the Punjab Kings captain's acrobatic intervention and used it to make a wider point about how the sport has changed.

The moment came during Punjab Kings' win over Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede, when Iyer's relay work near the boundary helped complete Hardik Pandya's dismissal. It was already one of the most talked-about fielding moments of the IPL 2026 season. Rhodes' reaction gave it even more weight, because this was not just admiration. It was recognition from a man who hel...