Asia Cup 2018: Yuzvendra Chahal's on-field gesture wins hearts
What's the story
The gesture by Yuzvendra Chahal, on-field, in the Asia Cup 2018 match against Pakistan didn't go unnoticed by fans. Time and again, players from both these nations have been respectful towards each other. After Shoaib Malik's paid his respect to Dhoni before the match, now Chahal has shown there is mutual admiration beyond cricketing rivalry by tying the shoe laces of Usman Khan.
Chahal
Chahal referred to as the gentleman after this gesture
Chahal helped out Pakistan's Usman Khan in tying his shoe laces on the field. The spinner, who didn't manage to pick any wicket in the match, quickly went up to Khan and the gesture was praised by fans from both the nations. Chahal was called a gentleman by some of the fans as this photo went viral on social media platforms.
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Sportsmanship first!
A true #Athlete has #Ethics, #SportsManship and #Camaraderie which only a #Sport can bring 😍#Pakistan ho ya #India, #Insaniat first! 🇵🇰🇮🇳💕 pic.twitter.com/zvdGlmxB0m
— Maryam Masood (@MaryamMasood80) September 19, 2018
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Players breaking barriers.
Players break barriers how!
— Archana Solanki अर्चना सोलंकी ارچنہ سولنکی (@archana0809) September 19, 2018
Yuzvendra Chahal helping a Pakistani player with his shoe laces in today’s match.
The second picture is of Pakistani women cricketer, Anam Amin tying the shoe lace of Harpreet Kaur. #AsiaCup2018 #IndiavsPakistan pic.twitter.com/7M9dGrmdIt
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These are special moments.
While the war like situation is all pervasive in both the countries, tender moments like this on the pitch lifts the game of cricket into a gentleman’s game #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/Q8W0L5MZWH
— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) September 19, 2018
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Chahal played a gentleman's role!
Tender moments that's why called cricket is a game of gentlemans and Yuzvendra Chahal played definitely like the Gentleman. pic.twitter.com/GMMtUo5tUm
— Amardeep Tomar (@amarzsb) September 19, 2018
Malik
Few days earlier Malik's gesture was loved by everyone
A few days back, Malik entered the zone where Team India held its training session and was seen shaking MS Dhoni's hand. In between, his left hand was on his head holding the cap to show respect for the Indian cricketer. Dhoni is widely respected by one and all, around the world and Malik showed his class by going to the veteran wicket-keeper batsman.
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India beat Pakistan by eight wickets
India won the match against Pakistan by eight wickets after chasing down 163 runs comfortably. Skipper Rohit Sharma slammed a fifty and shared an opening 86-run stand with Shikhar Dhawan. Earlier, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kedar Jadhav picked three wickets each to jolt Pakistan.