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 Ashwi⛎n-led Punjab team suffered a three-run defeat in a thrilling contest at the hands of Mumbai Indians.
After the game, MI all-rounder Hardik Pandy♒a and KL Rahu♔l swapped their team jerseys in front of the home crowd.
We have seen players exchanging jerseys in football matches but it was the first inst⛄ance when two players exchanged their jersey in the IPL.
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 thro🐻ugh a picture. Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul, you beauty.
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— 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 m🐽uch.
— Hamza (@hamzaonair)
T-shirt changes between Pandya and Rahul, love to watch, after all good news for N﷽ation
— Vinit Malik (@v_malik007)
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Love gestureꦍ from Hardik Pandya towards KL Rahul
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
KLrahul and hardik pandya exchanged their jerseys this is the beauty of cricket respect tow🐷ards the team
— A.Raghu ram reddy (@Araghuramreddy8)
KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya exchanging the jersey…Unity
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)
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Best thing on the Internet.
KL Rahul and Har♌dik Pandya exchanging their jerseys 😭😍— jayesh3396 (@jbhadani60)
𒅌KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya exchanging jerseys i🦩s 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 wasꦐ a wonderful and heart warming gesture by the two players, pandya and rahul.
— वरुण कांत शर्मा (@VarunSharma08)
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