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The Times of India
The Times of India
Sport
Vijay Tagore | TNN

When Nepal lost a cricket match, but won everyone's hearts with a spirit of cricket gesture

MUMBAI: At the Al Almerat Stadium in Muscat on Monday, Nepal lost a closely-fought Twenty20 International game against Ireland but they may have won the hearts of the entire cricket world. In a rare on-field instance that would perfectly embody the spirit of cricket, Nepal wicketkeeper refrained from running out an Ireland batsman who had the bowler obstructing him while taking a run.

“Yesterday was a really special day. It was a magic moment in the game,” Andrew Leonard, the Irish cricket commentator, who was on air at that time, told TOI on Tuesday.

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