Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh heaped praise on England wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler during the ongoing Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans match in IPL 2022.
During the 12th over, when Jimmy Neesham was bowling to GT skipper Hardik Pandya, the latter pulled him. As Jose pulled a good slide to stop the ball, he touched the rope while trying to release the throw.
It looked like a good effort but Butler sent a signal to the umpire to check. However, replays showed the Englishman touching the boundary while giving Gujarat a free throw.
Butler showed sportsmanship when he indicated to the umpire that his feet would be touching the boundary ropes after an excellent fielding effort in the clash vs Gujarat Titans.
Singh appreciated a good effort from Butler as he was trying to save a boundary but was not sure whether he came in contact with the boundary rope while saving the ball as GT captain Hardik Pandya missed a glance . The fact that Buttler asked for a third umpire referral without a false claim caught Yuvraj Singh’s attention.
Singh wrote on Twitter, “We still have gentlemen in the game of cricket!!! @josbuttler Other players should learn from him especially teammates!!! #IPL2022 #RRvGT.” (sic)
We still have a gentleman in the game of cricket!!! @josbuttler Other players should learn from him especially teammates!!! #IPL2022 #RRVGT
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) 14 April 2022
As Singh praised Butler’s effort, many highlighted the last line of his tweet, saying Butler’s teammates should learn from him. Fans reported that Yuvraj took a dig at Ravichandran Ashwin as he was facing issues with him since the days when the off-spinner was the captain of Punjab Kings.
Yes, this is the first time the world has seen such sportsmanship! pic.twitter.com/W3q50VdQDS
— (@HERlockedHolmes) 14 April 2022
Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the toss and elected to bowl against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 24th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Gujarat Titans set a target of 193 runs for Rajasthan Royals, with Hardik Pandya scoring an unbeaten 87 off 52 balls. Pandya scored his second highest score in IPL and hit eight fours and four sixes.
Abhinav Manohar scored 43 and David Miller made 31, helping Gujarat post 192 for four in 20 overs. GT lost three wickets early on after Matthew Wade was run out in the second over. Whereas in the next over, Kuldeep Sen dismissed Vijay Shankar and Riyan Parag dismissed Shubman Gill (13).
It was a solid partnership from Pandya and Miller that took Gujarat Titans to a strong end against Rajasthan Royals.
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