Asia Cup 2018: Yuzvendra Chahal's on-field gesture wins hearts
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 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.
Sportsmanship first!
Players breaking barriers.
These are special moments.
Chahal played a gentleman's role!
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.
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.
