The traditional greeting given by Mohammad Rizwan, a wicketkeeper of the Pakistan cricket team, to female members of Australian legend Glenn McGrath's family has gone viral on social media. During the recently concluded Pink Test between Pakistan and Australia in Sydney, the Pakistani cricketers greeted and shook hands with members of McGrath's family. Rizwan folded his hands in respect as he approached a female member of the family and she also returned his gesture.
The Pink Test is organized by the McGrath Foundation to raise awareness of breast cancer following the death of McGrath's wife Jane in 2008.
David Warner went out as he started with a boisterous innings to guide Australia to an eight-wicket victory and a 3-0 Test series win over Pakistan in Sydney on Saturday.
In his 112th and final Test, Warner was dismissed for 57 runs – just 11 runs short of finishing the job – and left the Sydney Cricket Ground arena in front of an adoring home crowd.
All the Pakistani players shook hands with female members of Glenn McGrath's family, but Mohammad Rizwan did not#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/uxxCzcja8v
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Marnus Labuschagne with his 19th Test half-century on 62 and Steve Smith on four were there at the end as the Australians cruised to the 130-run target for the loss of just two wickets.
“We're in the entertainment business, we're happy to come out here and show what I try to do all the time,” said 37-year-old Warner, who made his Test debut in 2011 and will go down as a of the best openers in cricket.
“I started with Twenty20, tried to come here and emulate that, tried to play my shots and managed to get a win on the board.”
When asked how he wanted to be remembered, Warner added: “Exciting, entertaining and I hope I put a smile on everyone's faces with the way I played.”
It was something of an anti-climax when Warner, known as “The Bull”, dropped out and lost a review for lbw to spinner Sajid Khan.
Warner was congratulated by the Pakistan players, who had given him a guard of honor as he came out for his final innings, before waving his bat in recognition of the cheering crowd as he left the SCG for the final time.
It was a typically aggressive innings from Warner that came off 75 balls with seven fours, full of crashing drives and daring reverse sweeps.
Warner scored 8,786 Test runs at an average of 44.59, with 26 centuries.
(With AFP inputs)
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