Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh heaped praise on England wicket-keeper batter Jos Buttler amid the ongoing match between Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022.
During the 12th over, when Jimmy Neesham was bowling to GT skipper Hardik Pandya, the latter pulled it away. As Jos pulled off a good slide to stop the ball, he touched the rope while trying to release the throw.
It looked like a decent effort but Buttler sent a signal to the umpire to check. However, replays showed the Englishman touching the boundary when throwing it back, giving freebies to Gujarat.
Buttler showed sportsmanship when he signalled the umpire that his legs may be touching the boundary ropes after an excellent fielding effort in the clash vs Gujarat Titans.
Singh appreciated a decent effort from Buttler as he was trying to save a boundary, but he was not sure whether he came in touch with the boundary rope while saving the ball as GT skipper Hardik Pandya missed a glance. The fact that Buttler asked for a third umpire referral without a false claim captured the attention of Yuvraj Singh.
Singh wrote on Twitter, “We still have gentleman in the game of cricket !!! @josbuttler other players should learn from him specially team mates !!! #IPL2022 #RRvGT.” (sic)
We still have gentleman in the game of cricket !!! @josbuttler other players should learn from him specially team mates !!! #IPL2022 #RRvGT
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 14, 2022
As soon as Singh praised the effort of Buttler, many people highlighted the last line of his tweet which says that Buttler’s teammates should learn from him. Fans pointed out that Yuvraj took a dig at RaviChandran Ashwin as he had been facing issues with him since the days the off-spinner was the captain of Punjab Kings.
Yes this is the first time world has witnessed such a sportsmanship ! pic.twitter.com/W3q50VdQDS
— (@HERlockedHolmes) April 14, 2022
Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the toss and elected to bowl against Gujarat Titans (GT) in match 24 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Gujarat Titans posted a target of 193 runs for the Rajasthan Royals with Hardik Pandya smashing an unbeaten 87 off just 52 deliveries. Pandya notched up his second-highest score in the IPL and hit eight fours and four sixes.
Abhinav Manohar scored 43 and David Miller 31, which helped Gujarat reach 192 for four in 20 overs. GT lost three wickets early after Matthew Wade got run out in the second over. While Kuldeep Sen dismissed Vijay Shankar in the next over and Riyan Parag got rid of Shubman Gill (13).
It was the solid partnership of Pandya and Miller that took Gujarat Titans to a strong finish against Rajasthan Royals.
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