Cricket is called a gentleman’s sport. Often there have been moments where the players have shown true spirit of the game. Such moments have remained close to the hearts of the lovers of the game.
There are instances where such moments became the talk of the town and took over cricket news by storm. Here are some such moments in cricket:
- Andrew Flintoff consoling dejected Brett Lee
It was the second Test of the Ashes 2005 in Edgbaston. Australia needed to chase 282 to win the game. England bossed the game throughout with their good bowling. Andrew Flintoff was on fire. That was when the Australian tail wagged. The trio of Shane Warne, Brett Lee, and Michael Kasprowicz tried their best, came so close, and lost the match by just 2 runs. Lee was upset with the loss and Flintoff consoled him in a beautiful gesture.
- Virat Kohli asking crowd to not boo Steve Smith
Steve Smith, Cameron Bancroft, and David Warner were banned from playing international cricket for a year due to their involvement in ball tampering in the Newlands Test against South Africa. Following it, the trio did not play a match for a year. The duo came back to international cricket in May. They played the 2019 ODI World Cup for Australia. In all the matches in the summer, they were booed. A similar thing happened in the match between India and Australia in the tournament. That was when Virat asked the crowd to not boo Steve Smith, which happens to be one of the most heartwarming moments in World Cup cricket history.
- New Zealand players consoling heartbroken Carlos Brathwaite
It was the 2019 ODI World Cup match between New Zealand and West Indies. The Men in Maroon were in deep trouble chasing the target. Carlos Brathwaite played a blinder and took West Indies close to the target, But he could not win the match for his team. A dejected Brathwaite was consoled by the players of New Zealand, which won the hearts of one and all.
