Spirit of cricket: Stand-in captain Rahane wins millions of hearts with fantastic gesture after India's biggest win

While India won the game and registered their biggest victory in whites, the stand-in skipper won a million hearts with his gesture

The Indian Cricket team hammered Afghanistan on their dream debut in international Test circuit at the Chinnaswami Stadium on June 15. At the same time, stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane made sure that he must set the best-ever example of true sportsman spirit.

As a captain, he took never seen before step on the cricket field. India beat Afghanistan by an inning and 262 runs which also marked their biggest Test victory ever. Later, while posing for photographs with the match trophy, Rahane came forward and called the entire Afghanistan team to share the frame with them.

Here's the video:

What a brilliant gesture from #TeamIndia to ask @ACBofficials players to pose with them with the Trophy. This has been more than just another Test match #SpiritofCricket #TheHistoricFirst #INDvAFG @Paytm pic.twitter.com/TxyEGVBOU8

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 15, 2018

While India won the game and registered their biggest victory in whites, the stand-in skipper won a million hearts with a gesture which no one would have thought of. Rahane made this day memorable in the history of the gentlemen’s game while the Twitterati couldn’t hold themselves from praising him for this entire episode.

Here’re some of the reactions:

This is Spirit of Cricket!#INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/kmOIkN1H0t

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 15, 2018

#INDvAFG 👏👌 pic.twitter.com/pghn6IW37j

— K Vishwanth (@vishwanth_views) June 15, 2018

Beautiful movement at the end of#INDvAFG
test after #india won the trophy n call team #Afghanistan 2 participate with them. a beautiful movement that was... both the teams won the match #Cricket @ACBofficials @BCCI pic.twitter.com/Kdy6cyCyN0

— Manoj Gupta (@PassionForNews) June 15, 2018

After batting first, India put a competitive total of 474 runs after batting till first session on Day 1. In reply, the Afghanistan batting line-up fell like a house of cards and were forced follow-on. While saving the same, the guests tumbled consecutively for the second time and gave away the game to the hosts by an innings and 262 runs.