Top five moments from this season’s IPL so far

4) I WALK WHEN I’M OUT

In a generation that is immensely dependent on Decision Review System or other technologies, this man is a legend who chooses to play by the rules and not make the umpire’s job any tougher. Most batsmen these days prefer to walk only when the umpire raises his finger but not Hashim Amla. He is the gentleman of the gentleman’s game and he proved this once again in the match against RCB at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Young Indian left-arm pacer, Aniket Choudhury ran in to bowl the first over of the match. Hashim Amla had been the best batsman of the KXIP scoring the most number of runs. He ended with 2 centuries in the tournament – the only man to do so in IPL 10. In Match 43, Choudhury’s ball edged Amla’s bat slightly and was caught by the wicket-keeper. Due to the loud noise made by the Chinnaswamy crowd, the knick was not heard by anyone. Thereby, there was almost no appeal for the catch. Hashim Amla knew that he had knicked it and decided to walk. A surprised Aniket looked on as Virat Kohli seemed to be a bit pleasantly shocked at the honesty of this great human being. Perhaps we could all learn about sportsman spirit from the South African great.

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Aakash Verma