Watch | My Son Would Remember Sitting on Dhoni’s Lap: Pak Skipper

Pakistan Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed also called MS Dhoni a “great player and captain”.

Days after the picture of MS Dhoni holding Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed's four-month-old son right went viral, the latter said that his son would “fondly remember” sitting on the lap of “a great player and captain”.

Watch the video:

This is real India versus Pakistan friends! I am sure our Media will never cover this! MUST WATCH! ❤ pic.twitter.com/REiGJ0QZXP

— BitterSweetSymphony (@PluviophilePoet) June 27, 2017

In an interview with a TV channel, this is how he recounted the moment:

I was sitting in the lobby of a hotel with my family. I saw Dhoni there and went up to him and asked him to click a picture of himself with Abdullah. When Abullah grows up, he would fondly remember that he once sat on the lap of a great player and captain

Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistan cricket captain 

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This picture captures the soul of Ind-Pak matches. Enemies on the field. BFFs off the field. Dhoni with Sarfaraz's son, Abdullah. pic.twitter.com/O6p3CPpIUn

— Humayoun Khan (@HumayounAK) June 17, 2017

While the Champions Trophy final between India and Pakistan on 18 June - where the latter ultimately notched up a comfortable victory - generated a lot of negativity on social media, the camarederie and sportsmanship displayed by players from both sides was a welcome relief.

Apart from Dhoni’s photo with Ahmed’s son, which went viral just before the match, Pakistan opening batsman Azhar Ali also took to Twitter to share a few photos of Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh posing with his sons on 20 June.

Thanks to these legends for sparing their time for my kids they were so happy.... @msdhoni @imVkohli @YUVSTRONG12 pic.twitter.com/mxWlwsOxrI

— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_) June 20, 2017

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Azhar’s photos drew cheers on Twitter, with many users applauding the gesture by Kohli, Dhoni and Yuvraj.

Take a look:

Humanity restored! The world is changed by your action not your opinion.

— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) June 20, 2017

Heartwarming. Good to see cricketers immune to the venom surrounding a India pak game. Seema guha1@

— seema guha (@seemaguha1) June 20, 2017

omg this is so cute! Cheers to sportsmanship!

— Sand-d Singh (@Sand_In_Deed) June 20, 2017

Wonderful to see Indian legends doing what makes them a wonderful human being and legend in its true essence. Thanks Team India.

— Mohsin (@Mohsin_Bhagt) June 20, 2017

There is no substitute 4 humbleness.Great players are remembered in history as great not 4 their playing skills but 4 their attitute

— MAK (@MAK57095179) June 20, 2017

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