5 uncanny acts of sportsmanship from fierce competitors on the cricket field

2. James Faulkner

James Faulkner offered a hand to Virat Kohli

The chirpy Australian all-rounder James Faulkner never backs away from a confrontation with the opposition batsmen and he always likes to have a go at them.

A deceptive left-arm seamer, Faulkner has surely imbibed the infamous Aussie tradition of sledging with precision, as he often shows that on the cricket field.

But the 26-year-old definitely showed a different side of him when he helped his adversary, Virat Kohli, with whom he shares a volatile relationship on the field. Those frequent banters between Kohli and Faulkner during India’s ODI series down under became the talk of the town before this act of the all-rounder provided a surprising culmination to the saga.

Faulkner helped Kohli get up when the batsman, unfortunately, slipped as he was turning back for a second run in the second T20I of a 3-match T20I series at Melbourne

That surely was a moment to behold as far as the photographers were concerned.