Oman’s Jatinder Singh recreates Shikhar Dhawan’s iconic thigh-five ceremony.© AFP
Shikhar Dhawan cannot be involved with the Indian cricket team at the moment ICC T20 World Cup in Oman and UAE But cricket fans felt his presence during the opening of the tournament between Oman and debutant Papua New Guinea (PNG) in Al Amarat on Sunday. Oman’s Ludhiana-born batsman Jatinder Singh was fielding during PNG’s innings when he resumed Dhawan’s iconic ‘thigh-five’ celebration after taking a catch. When PNG’s Asad Vala lost the lead while trying to play a shot through wide long-on, Jatinder took the catch.
Jatinder did a ‘thigh-five’ almost immediately after taking the catch, reminding cricket fans of the festivities associated with it India opener Dhawan.
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Jatinder will play a starring role for this They registered an easy 10-wicket win as Oman To start your campaign on a positive note on Sunday.
After taking two catches in PNG’s innings – middle-order batsman Sesay Bau – Jatinder scored an unbeaten 73 off 42 balls to guide Oman to victory.
Earlier, Oman captain Zeeshan Maqsood won the toss and elected to bat first.
Despite losing their openers early, PNG got their innings back on track thanks to Asad Vala who scored 56 and Charles Amini who scored 37.
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Although Oman bounced back with quick wickets, skipper Maqsood himself did most of the damage as he finished with figures of 4/20. Bilal Khan and Kalimullah picked up two wickets each for Oman as PNG finished on 129/9.
In reply, Jatinder and fellow opener Aaqib Ilyas looked comfortable at the crease as they chased down a target of 130 with six overs to spare.
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