Rashid Khan, an Afghanistan all-rounder, recently surprised his fans by joining them during a street match in India.
The cricketer is currently an all-rounder with the Gujarat Titans of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Apart from impressing fans and admirers with his bat skills, the Afghan cricketer demonstrated an extraordinarily humble gesture as he played with kids on the streets.
The 24-year-old batsman is seen slamming a delivery with his bat in a video that has gone popular on social media.
He is surrounded by youthful fans who, to their surprise, were joined on the streets by him as he grasped the bat, ready to play his famous shots while cheers erupted in the background.
The 26-second footage, sent by a Twitter user named Mufaddal Vohra, is from Gandhinagar city in India’s Gujrat state and shows young street players praising the star cricketer and making movies.
“Rashid Khan taking part in street cricket with Indian fans.” “One of the game’s most humble characters!” In his tweet, Vohra stated.
The video has so far garnered over 300,00 views, more than 12,900 likes and nearly 600 retweets.
Seeing this sweet gesture of the Afghan cricketer playing with his fans on the streets, the internet has termed Khan a “humble” cricketer.
“The most loved Afghani in India,” wrote a user named Tanmay.
Another tweep Rahul Sharma wrote: “Rule number one of street cricket: “Always bat first, even if your main job is to bowl in the team. Nice, Rashid Khan.”
