Describe the personality of one such modern Cricketer who still keeps the proverb"Cricket is still a gentleman's game".
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When we talk about such behaviours, this incident and more specifically, this man comes to my mind.
In the 1st Test of Border-Gavaskar trophy(2001), India were going comfortable at 103/2, in the 2nd innnings, with Sachin and Dravid at crease. Dravid at the striker's end, mistimed a pull shot which fell into the hands, or as replays showed, just short, of Michael Slater's grasp in India's first innings.
Slater was adamant he had got to the ball before it bounced, but Dravid stayed put until the matter was referred to the third umpire. When Dravid was given the green light, Slater reacted in disgust. The Aussie walked up to umpire S Venkatraghavan and argued the decision with him.
Then he turned to Dravid, who stood his ground.
And then the conversation went ..............