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The first day of the Boxing Day test match between Australia and Pakistan has been concluded while the South Africa vs India test match is ongoing. With Christmas being over in this article, we take a look at how cricketers celebrated Christmas.
Pakistan Cricket Team gives gifts to Australian cricketers
A heart-touching video posted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), showed that the Pakistan Cricket Team arrived with gifts for Australian cricketers and their family members on the eve of Christmas.
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Pakistan had lost the first test match by a huge margin of 360 runs and despite that skipper, Shan Masood and former captain, Babar Azam led the sharing of gift baskets. The kids of Australian cricketers were gifted candies and lollipops.
The video which was posted as a gesture of friendship between the two sides was not met with the same gesture. Former Australian cricketer, Kerry O’Keefe in a conversation with Michael Vaughan took a dig at the visitor’s gesture and called it “too pleasant.”
O’Keefe said, “This Test series is being played in the best of spirits. You cannot beat Australia playing in the best of the spirits. They gave them Christmas presents yesterday. Would Sourav Ganguly have arrived with Christmas presents for Steve Waugh? No. You got to play fiercely against the Aussies. You got to have a spine. This is too pleasant.” In reply, Vaughan said, “You can’t bring Christmas presents.”
Sanju Samson celebrates Christmas with wife
Sanju Samson, the wicketkeeper-battler for Team India, went home after their three-match ODI series victory over South Africa ended in a 2-1 victory. In the pivotal series decider on Thursday, December 21, which the Men in Blue won by 78 runs, Samson’s batting prowess stole the stage. In the third and final game, he scored 108 runs in 114 balls to record his first-ever ODI century.
On Monday, December 25, Charulatha, Samson’s wife, shared a cute photo on her Instagram account to give fans a peek into their Christmas festivities.
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MS Dhoni celebrates Christmas with Pant
On Monday, December 25, former Indian captain MS Dhoni celebrated Christmas with his family and friends. Rishabh Pant, the wicketkeeper and batsman, was also present. Pant hasn’t played since the beginning of the year due to a car accident that left him with serious injuries. He received medical attention and is presently undergoing therapy to get fit again for elite cricket. During the two-match Test series against South Africa that starts on Boxing Day, India will be without Pant’s services.
Ziva, the daughter of MS Dhoni, uploaded a photo on her Instagram account on Monday to show fans a peek into their Christmas festivities. MS Dhoni was spotted posing in the post alongside Rishabh Pant, his daughter Ziva, wife Sakshi and many other friends.
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Australian players celebrate Christmas with family
Pat Cummins posted a series of pictures on Instagram of celebrating Christmas with family.
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Glenn Maxwell and Usman Khawaja posted pictures of their respective daughters on Instagram.