India defeated Afghanistan in the third T20I in Delhi on Thursday to win the series 3-0. Captain Shreyas Iyer's gesture while receiving the trophy has earned him praise.
Shreyas Iyer Ibrahim Zadran During Trophy Presentation
The Indian cricket team defeated Afghanistan by a massive 127 runs in the third and final T20I on Thursday. Batting first, India scored 221 runs, thanks to blistering innings from Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson. In response, Afghanistan failed to score even 100 runs. However, India had already won the series by winning the first two matches. Shreyas Iyer, who came to receive the trophy, invited Ibrahim Zadran to receive it with him; this gesture won the hearts of the people. Zadran remained with the Indian players during the subsequent celebrations.
Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) President Rohan Jaitley was presenting the trophy to the captain of the champion team. Shreyas Iyer arrived, but before accepting the trophy, he called out to Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran, who was standing nearby. Jaitley seemed to be in a dilemma, then asked Zadran to accept the trophy with him. The two posed for a photo with the trophy.
Zadran was also seen in Team India's celebrations.
Shreyas Iyer then took the trophy and went to the other Team India players, where they were ready to celebrate the victory. Before the group photo, Sanju Samson asked Zadran to join them. Iyer said something to him, and Zadran stood with Team India in the manner of the banner. He posed for a photo with the winning team.
Abhishek Sharma was named Player of the Series and Player of the Series.
Abhishek played a historic innings of 108 runs in the third T20I played on Thursday. He became the batsman to score a century in the fewest balls (30) for India in T20Is, breaking the record held by Rohit Sharma (35 balls). He received the Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards for the third T20I. He scored 229 runs in three matches.
