Even though cricket is not our national sport, it is one of the most loved one here. Cricketers are kept next to God and fans don’t skip watching any match. Hence, some special moments that happen during the matches remain etched in every fans’ heart. Remember Sourav Ganguly’s iconic celebration at Lord’s balcony?
Well, people are now talking about another iconic moment that was captured during India vs Australia 1st ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In a video that has been doing rounds on the internet, Australian cricketer David Warner was seen tying the shoelaces of Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya during India’s batting.
Over, under, in and out; that’s what shoe-tying’s all about #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/q9AOqSaT86
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 27, 2020
The video was extensively shared and Warner was lauded for his sweet gesture.
— ®King🔴Berbs® (@R9Berbi) November 27, 2020
Helping each other makes the world a lovely place 😊
— Armin Irani (@airani_13111978) November 27, 2020
— Russ2468 (@_russ2468) November 27, 2020
Great sportsmanship. Well done.
— bmizzi 🍩🥯 (@bmizzi_) November 27, 2020
Such gestures prove that indeed it is a gentleman’s game💖💓
— phoebezz (@QUEENKS02) November 27, 2020
Spirit of Cricket…#Sportsmanship
— MSDIAN ASHMI (@Ash46973998) November 27, 2020
Well done, team mates, nice spirit of cricket
— Manesh Barukula (@Aryan1932) November 27, 2020
Respect+
— 🔥Undertaker🔥 (@Undertaker_1) November 27, 2020
The spirit of Cricket!
— Rinke Altink (@rinkealt) November 27, 2020
Well, there was another moment that has desis loving Warner even more. The Australian cricketer, while fielding against India, danced to his favorite Indian Telugu-language song “Butta Bomma” on the ground as the crowd sang for him.
Buttabomma and Warner Never Ending Love Story 😂😂♥️.#AUSvIND @davidwarner31 pic.twitter.com/TjEeMKzgt3
— M A N I (@Mani_Kumar15) November 27, 2020
Watch this video wherein he originally grooved to the beats of the song with his wife.
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Even though the players came down on the fields as opponents and rivals, that didn’t stop them from showing the brotherhood and compassion they have for each other. Probably this is why cricket is also called the gentlemen’s game after all.