(Reuters) – Pat Cummins’ management qualities had been on full show even after his aspect sealed a 4-0 Ashes sequence win on Sunday as he ensured Usman Khawaja, the primary Muslim cricketer to play for Australia, was not showered by champagne amid the celebrations.
As his euphoric crew mates began popping champagne bottles on the stage at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval, Khawaja stepped apart to keep away from being sprayed with alcohol in protecting with his non secular beliefs.
Cummins rapidly observed and requested his crew mates to place apart the bottles and gestured for Khawaja to rejoin them on the dais.
Khawaja, who performed the final two matches of the five-test sequence, returned to the stage and kneeled beside Cummins because the victorious aspect set free a roar posing for the cameras.
“Usman is clearly Muslim, so he does not just like the champagne being thrown,” Cummins, who additionally completed as the very best wicket-taker within the sequence victory over England, informed reporters.
“I simply made certain he bought up there and no champagne was thrown.”
Cummins’ “stylish” gesture went viral on social media and was praised by followers as wells as former England cricketer Isa Guha.
“Good chief at all times takes care of the crew as an entire and respects everybody equally and @patcummins30 has proven to be that chief,” former Pakistan quick bowler Umar Gul stated on Twitter.
One Twitter consumer stated Cummins, in his first sequence as captain, was a “unbelievable function mannequin”.
“Take a bow, Captain Cummins. Inclusive, respectful, first rate and humble management,” the consumer wrote.
Playing his first check in 2-1/2 years, Khawaja smashed 100 in every innings of the fourth match in Sydney batting within the center order.
Opening the innings in Hobart, the left-hander scored six and 11 however nonetheless completed because the fifth highest scorer within the five-match sequence.
The Islamabad-born participant was a part of a Cricket Australia working group aimed toward rising range within the recreation.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
by 
