The England team became 2-time T20 World Cup champions after they defeated Pakistan in the final at the MCG on Sunday. The Jos Buttler-led side became only the second team after the West Indies to win the title twice.
Incidentally, England is also the current ODI World Champions, making them the first side in the history of cricket to hold both the 50-over and 20-over titles simultaneously.
The final saw England chasing down the 138-run target with one over to spare with Ben Stokes making 52*. Earlier, thanks to 3/12 from Sam Curran and two wickets from Adil Rashid had helped England keep Pakistan to 137/8 with Shan Masood top-scoring with 38*.
After the victory in the final, as the celebrations began, England skipper Jos Buttler is being lauded for another act that has touched fans’ hearts.
Soon after, when the team gathered for celebrations, skipper Jos Buttler was handed the trophy and champagne bottles were ready to be popped. However, Buttler, respecting the religious faith of two of his two Muslim teammates- Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid, asked them to step aside.
Buttler first participated in the photo session with the entire team and then reminded Ali and Rashid of the champagne celebrations so that they could go off the field.
Here are the videos of Buttler’s brilliant gesture:
