Shikhar Dhawan, the explosive India opener, posted a special message for Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik and the Twitterati found his gesture adorable.
The 32-year-old took it to the micro-blogging site Twitter and wrote, ” Janab @realshoaibmalik, hope you’re recovering well and will be fit soon to be back on the field! Take care.”
Janab @realshoaibmalik, hope you’re recovering well and will be fit soon to be back on the field! Take care☺
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) January 18, 2018
— Shoaib Malik (@realshoaibmalik) January 18, 2018
Shikhar Dhawan’s gesture drew praise from cricket lovers across the border.
wow..its a good to see u such a great sportsman spirit.
have a good life @SDhawan25..
respect from 🇵🇰🇵🇰🙏🏻— Muhammad Usman (@usman_dona) January 18, 2018
Thank you for the prayers.
— Yasir Mushtaq (@realyasir18) January 18, 2018
Wao thank you dhawan ..😍
— Ahmad (@ahmadahmi11) January 18, 2018
Thanku dhawan sb for tweeting about my hero @realshoaibmalik . We all praying for him, he will be fit very soon and will be back in field in shaa allah. Thanku once again and best of luck
— Ahmad Masood (@SyedAhmadMasood) January 18, 2018
Wahhh Great sportsman spirit Tusi great ho g Dhawan bhai @SDhawan25..
respect for you from🇵🇰— Kashif Gondal (@kashifgondal29) January 18, 2018
Pak india player’s ke yahe understanding dono nation k liya acha hy
— Malik shahzaib (@malikshahzaib94) January 18, 2018
Thnku shekhar bhai love from Pakistan
— Faheem Qadir (@FaheemQadir6) January 19, 2018
Shikhar Dhawan’s gesture drew praise from cricket lovers across the border.
Earlier, Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik was hit on the back of his head by a ball during Pakistan versus New Zealand One-Day encounter at the Sheldon Park in Hamilton. The spectators and the players witnessed with dread as Malik fell on the ground.
The incident happened in the 32nd over of the first innings of the fourth ODI match. Malik, who was on 1, was hit by a throw from Colin Munro, as he attempted to steal a single.
He was batting without a helmet because Kiwis had launched their spin-bowling attack.
The force of the impact was such that the ball ricocheted to the boundary after hitting him on the head.
Though Malik resumed batting after medical attention that lasted several minutes, he was caught out at a personal score of 6 off 8 deliveries.
Malik, who is the husband of Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, was assessed by the match doctor and Pakistan team physiotherapist VB Singh.
Singh said that Malik is now fine.
The incident brought back memories of the tragic incident of 25 November 2014 when Australian batsman Phillip Hughes was hit on the neck by a bouncer during a first-class cricket match. He died two days later having never regained consciousness.