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Every team wants to play a competitive game when they enter the field but it is also important to play in the spirit. Rajasthan Royals' opener Yashasvi Jaiswal showed why cricket is called a gentleman's game in the ongoing Qualifier 1 game against Gujarat Titans. Despite being a big game, Jaiswal played showed the spirit of the game as he walked off after nicking despite being given not-out by the umpire.
It happened in the final ball of the 2nd over. Yash Dayal bowled a swinging length delivery and Jaiswal tried to loft it over covers with no feet movement. The ball took the edge and went to wicketkeeper Saha. The Titans' players all went up in an appeal, but Jaiswal didn't wait for the umpire to lift his finger and started walking.
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