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Pakistani opener Azhar Ali, who scored strokeful 59 runs to build a strong foundation in the ICC Champions Trophy final, thanked MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh for inspiring his cricket-loving kids.
"Thanks to these legends for sparing their time for my kids they were so happy…. @msdhoni @imVkohli @YUVSTRONG12," Ali tweeted on Tuesday.
Ali, along with Fakhar Zaman who slammed his maiden century, established a 128-run stand for the opening-wicket partnership. Pakistan thrashed India by 180 runs to lift their first ever Champions Trophy.
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The inspiring victory of Pakistan was well-praised by cricket pundits and fanatics all over the globe and the team received grand welcome when they returned home.
Ali's gesture of acknowledging Indian batting greats is not only good for the harmony of cricket but also assures healthy relations to be intact in future despite ever-lingering political tussle between the neighbours.
Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt also expressed gratitude towards Ali's humble gesture as he replied on his tweet: “Humanity restored! The world is changed by your action not your opinion”.
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