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‘Itna pitne ke baad Attitude zameen pe hi aa jata hai’ - Fans react to viral image of Mohammed Siraj hugging Phil Salt after DC vs RCB clash in IPL 2023

Check out how fans have reacted to the viral image of Mohammed Siraj hugging Phil Salt after his match-winning knock against RCB in IPL 2023

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Phil Salt and Mohammed Siraj, IPL 2023

Phil Salt and Mohammed Siraj, IPL 2023 (Image Source: Twitter)

On 6 May 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) suffered a trashing defeat against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the ongoing IPL. Phil Salt played a match-winning knock of 87 runs off 45 balls. It helped DC to chase down an 182-run target with ease with 20 balls and seven wickets to spare.

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He also won the Player of the Match award. But, during the chase, RCB's Mohammed Siraj got involved in a heated exchange with Salt. However, players intervened and moved him away. However, after the game, images went viral where Siraj was seen hugging and congratulating him on his knock. Seeing that, fans shared their views on social media.

Here is the shared image:

"We saw how good they were in Bangalore when they had their tails up." - Phil Salt

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Speaking of the match, RCB batted first and scored 181 runs for four wickets in 20 overs. Then, in reply, Salt and Warner came out to open. Both of them gave a blistering start to the team. In the sixth over of their innings, Siraj came to ball and Salt hit him for two consecutive sixes and a four. After getting hammed by the DC batter, Siraj seemed to lose his cool and was seen getting involved in a heated exchange. Both Warner and Faf du Plessis also intervened to separate them. Meanwhile, Siraj had a disappointing outing as he conceded 28 runs in two overs without any wickets.

After winning the Player of the Match award, Salt said: "We spoke about being positive and taking them on. We saw how good they were in Bangalore when they had their tails up. Something that's a real strength of mine is that if I really get going I don't take my foot off the pedal too often. We knew the wicket is a little slow and low and we knew that realistically we would slow down in the middle. I thought it was par. I thought we would have to bat really well to get there but the boys came out swinging and we got it done. He came in and hit the second ball for six or something like that and put the bowlers on the back foot."

Here is how fans have reacted to the viral image:

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