IPL 2019: Shikhar Dhawan praises Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan for playing despite fasting in Ramadan

Shikhar Dhawan praised his former IPL teammates Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan for playing while fasting during Wednesday's Eliminator between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Dhawan, who joined Delhi Capitals from Sunrisers Hyderabad just before this season, acknowledged that it is really hard to play despite being on a fast. Muslims around the world fast throughout the day during the holy month of Ramadan.

SRH lost the match to DC at  Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on May 8. However, Nabi and Rashid gave their hundred percent during the match.  

After the match, Dhawan reunited with his former SRH teammates and posed for a picture with a heartwarming caption on Twitter.

Wishing everyone #RamadanKareem. So proud of them! It is not easy to fast the whole day & then play the match. But they make it look effortless! An inspiration for their country & the world cricket! Your energy motivates everyone to dream big. May Allah's blessings be with you! pic.twitter.com/xoWeXmCqZu

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 9, 2019

Shikhar Dhawan got a lot of love on Twitter for his gesture.

Rashid Khan took to Twitter and replied, "Brother thank you so much for your kind words. They mean a lot to me. Always good to see you and catch up! Keep smiling as always and hope to see you soon!"

Brother thank you so much for your kind words. They mean allot to me. Always good to see you and catch up! Keep smiling as always and hope to see you soon!

— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) May 9, 2019

Fans also lauded Shikhar for his words:

Your tweet shows your positive attitude towards Afghanistan! Thanks for your kind wish. And ha, remember, these two legends represent the real face of Afghanistan. Best of luck with your upcoming match!
Jai Afghanistan and Jai Hind

— Nasir Anzor (@NasirAnzor) May 9, 2019

So sweet of you Shikhar and loads of love and respect

— Aziza Afghan (@Aziza_Begham) May 9, 2019

Thanks champ for such kind and motivational words.

— Lmar Khplwak (@LmarKhplwak1) May 10, 2019

Great spirit of cricket

— debabrata sahoo (@debabra04470451) May 10, 2019