The third edition of the Legends League Cricket Masters (LLC Masters) kicked off on March 10 (Friday) and in a fitting opener the two maestros of the game Shahid Afridi and Gautam Gambhir were once again up against each other. However, Afridi-led Asia Lions got the better of Gambhir-led Asia Maharajas by nine runs in Qatar.
Watching Gambhir and Afridi sharing the field again evoked bitter memories which saw their clashes on the field during their active days as cricketers. But the duo didn't clash with each other this time around rather a heartwarming moment was witnessed on the field when Afridi rushed to check the well being of Gambhir during the play.
During the 12th over of Maharajas' innings, in an attempt to steer Abdul Razzaq's ball towards the fine-leg boundary, Gambhir got hit on his helmet. However, Gambhir came out unscathed as there was no serious damage done. Afridi immediately reached to Gambhir to inquire if the Indian batter is okay and thus the match proceeded.
Afridi's heartwarming gesture won hearts of the fans while the video took no time to go viral on social media.
Here's the video…
Talking about the match, Afrid's Asia Lions clinched a nine-run victory over Gambhir's India Maharajas in Qatar on Friday. Riding on Misbah Ul Haq's splendid 73 off 50 Asia Lions posted a competitive total of 165/6. In reply, India Maharajas were reduced to 156/8 despite skipper Gambhir's impressive 54 off 39.
Upul Tharanga (40) and Misbah-ul-Haq (73) top scored for Lions while Stuart Binny and Parvinder Awana picked up two wickets for the losing side.
Chasing a challenging total, India lost Robin Uthappa early for a duck but Gambhir steadied Maharajas' boat with his impressive 54 runs off 39 balls. However, India ran out of steam and handed a nine-run victory to Asia Lions.
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