Pak Cricketers Treat Indian Cab Driver To Dinner After He Refused to Take Fare

The Pakistani cricketers who enjoyed the cab ride free of cost were Shaheen Shah Afridi, Yasir Shah and Naseem Shah courtesy the gesture extended by the Indian cabbie.

In what comes as a humbling gesture from across the border, an Indian taxi driver in Australia who refused to take money from Pakistani players for a cab ride he gave them and was in return treated to dinner by the Pakistani cricketers. The Pakistani cricketers who enjoyed the cab ride free of cost were Shaheen Shah Afridi, Yasir Shah and Naseem Shah courtesy the gesture extended by the Indian cabbie. ABC radio presenter Alison Mitchell narrated the story about the driver to former pacer Mitchell Johnson. Alison Mitchell came to know about the incident through the same cabbie, who drove her to the Gabba stadium in Brisbane for the first Test between Australia and Pakistan. On the ride, she came to know about the Pakistani players, who were picked up from their hotel in Brisbane and were taken to an Indian restaurant for dinner. The driver however, refused to take the fare from them and the Pakistani players returned the favour by inviting him for dinner with them. Earlier on Sunday, Australia thrashed Pakistan by an innings and five runs on the fourth day of the first Test of the two-match series to take a 1-0 lead. Babar Azam (104) slammed his second Test ton while Mohammad Rizwan contributed with 95 runs to stall Australia's march to victory. However, Pakistan were later bundled out for 335.