09 March,2021 10:22 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Wasim Jaffer, Washington Sundar. Pictures/ AFP
Former Indian cricketer and batsman Wasim Jaffer saw the lighter side of things after Indian cricketer Washington Sundar was left stranded on 96' in the fourth and final Test match between India and England at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Struggling at 146/6, India's Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar put on a brilliant show as the former scored a brilliant century - 101 off 118 balls (13x4, 2x6) - before being dismissed by James Anderson. However, Sundar went on to steady his innings with an unbeaten 96 off 174 balls. But the lower order batsmen - Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Siraj - could not manage to hold their wickets and were bowled out for 365. Washington Sundar's knock helped India pull off a huge victory by an innings and 25 runs to confirm their spot in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand.
Washim Jaffer shared a rather hilarious post on Twitter with reference to a scene from the 2009 Bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots which starred Aamir Khan, R Madhvan and Sharman Joshi. Sharing a still from the movie, Jaffer captioned it, "Axar, Ishant and Siraj next time they meet Washington's father at a function. But seriously this 96' is no less than a hundred, very well played @Sundarwashi5 #INDvENG."
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Washington Sundar also went on to reply to Jaffer's post with a funny message as well. Sundar wrote, "Thanks a lot bhaiya! Dad will definitely treat them with a lot of biryani and Halwa!"
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