New Delhi: Kings XI Punjab opening batsman Hashim Amla incurred another disappointing evening with the bat, yet won many hearts for his fair play and sportsmanship in the IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The South African, facing a delivery from Aniket Choudhary, gave the faintest of edges as the ball went directly into the gloves of wicket-keeper Kedar Jadhav.
What was surprising to see is that neither the bowler or the wicket-keeper appealed for a caught behind, but Amla, opted to walk off despite no signal from the umpire as a mark of true sportsmanship and fairplay. (IPL 2017 - Points Table | Full Coverage)
Here's the video of the incident:-
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Earlier during a match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rising Pune Supergiant, MS Dhoni left his crease to head for the pavilion well before the umpire had given him out for a caught behind.
Later in the match between RCB and KXIP, a brilliant bowling performances from Axar Patel and Sandeep Sharma helped Punjab crush Bengaluru by 19 runs in a low scoring IPL encounter at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Chasing a modest target of 139 runs, RCB were bundled out for 119 by Punjab bowlers in 19 overs and slipped to their fifth consecutive loss in completed games.
