India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2018 Video Diaries: Pakistani National Sings Indian National Anthem Jana Gana Mana Ahead of Group Tie
All eyes were set on the crucial tie on the high voltage match between India and Pakistan at the Asia Cup 2018.
All eyes were set on the crucial tie on the high voltage match between India and Pakistan at the Asia Cup 2018. However, there have been little moments where the fans and cricketers showed massive respect to the opponents and displayed immense sportsmanship. First, it was Bashir chacha who helped Indian fan Sudhir Gautam by sponsoring his trip for the Asia Cup 2018, then it was Yuzvendra Chahal who during the match was seen tying the shoelaces of the Pakistani cricketer Usman Khan. Now, ahead of the Group Tie between India and Pakistan, there was a Pakistani man in the stands singing the Indian National Anthem. Yuzvendra Chal ties shoelaces of the Pakistani cricketer Usman Khan
The best part about the video was that everyone around him was seen standing for the Indian anthem. All the other Pakistani supporters were also seen standing when the Indian anthem was being played. The video of this man went viral. Check out Asia Cup 2018 Super 4 schedule.
Talking about the match between India and Pakistan, Rohit Sharma and men won the match convincingly by 8 wickets. After winning the toss, Pakistan asked the Indians to bowl first and their innings got wrapped up on 162 runs. Losing all the wickets, the Pakistani team could not survive for 50 overs. Kedar Jadhav and Bhuvenshwar Kumar snapped three wickets. Whereas, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav snapped two and one respectively. Rohit Sharma scored a half-century in his 100th innings and Shikhar Dhawan got out on 46. Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu scored 31 each and led the team to victory. Only Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf got a wicket each from Pakistan. Post this performance, the Pakistani team drew sharp criticism from cricketing stalwart Wasim Akram.
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