Kings XI Punjab’s opening batsman KL Rahul set the Wankhede Stadium on fire with a blistering 94 off 60 balls against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 match on Wednesday night.
Despite his brilliant knock, Ravichandran Ashwin-led Punjab team suffered a three-run defeat in a thrilling contest at the hands ofꦉ Mumbai Indians.
After the gam🐼e, MI all-rounder Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul swapped their team jerseys in front of the home crowd.
We have seen players exchanging jerseys in football matches but it was the first instance when two players exchanged their jersey in the ꦚIPL.
The fans were extremely pleased with Hardik and Rahul’s gesture. Everyone lauded their sportsmanship. Both the players have been Indian teammates. They determined that at the end of it, it was a game and both continue to be great friends. While some also took this opportunity to make some jokes, others appreciated the trend.
Here’s Twitterati reacted to the jersey exchange moment between Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul:
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If SPORTSMANSHIP was to be described through a pic♐ture. Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul, you beauty.
(Pic Credits – IPL & BCCI)
— Jaanvi🏏 (@that_shutterbug)
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Best thing on the Internet.
KL rahul and hardik pandya exchanging their jerseys 😭😍
Rahul is a class opener😍😍— नूपुर सिंह (@nupurr_singh)
KL 🃏Rahul and Hardik Pandya💜 exchanging their tees, made me cry for a bit. That’s why I love cricket so much.
— Hamza (@hamzaonair)
T-shirt ♈changes between Pandya♓ and Rahul, love to watch, after all good news for Nation
— Vinit Malik (@v_malik007)
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Love gesture fr🦋om Hardik Pandya towards KL Rahul 🍃
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
KLrahul and hardik pandya exchanged their j🐽erseys this is the beauty of cricket respect 🔥towards the team
— A.Raghu ram reddy (@Araghuramreddy8)
KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya exchanging the jersey…Unity
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)
//twitter.com/YoungTlGER/status/9968233🥂67100530690
Best thing on the Internet.
KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya exchanging their jersey🌃s 😭😍— jayesh3396 (@jbhadani60)
KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya exchanging🐓 jꦿerseys is a sight for many to come. 👍🏼
— Vishal S S Mehra (@weshalltalkcric)
Pandya and KL Rahul Exchanging their Team Jersey's.
Enna Da Football Tradition'a Follow Panraanuva. 😂
— ArunachalaM (@ArunbuddyAP)
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That was a wonderful and heart warming gesture byജ the two players, pan꧂dya and rahul.
— वरुण कांत शर्मा (@VarunSharma08)
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