Pat Cummins's gesture towards Usman Khawaja after Ashes victory wins hearts: 'Just made sure he got up there'

Pat Cummins noticed Usman Khawaja stepping aside when the Australian players started spraying champagne while celebrating with the Ashes trophy and asked his team mates to put aside the bottles. He then gestured for Khawaja to rejoin them on the dais.

Australia captain Pat Cummins has been lauded for his leadership qualities after a video of him asking his team mates to stop spraying champagne to allow batsman Usman Khawaja take part in the celebrations of the team winning the Ashes went viral. This might be a small gesture but this is what makes Pat Cummins great. He realised Khawaja had to dip because of the booze and rectifies it. pic.twitter.com/GNVsPGJhfK

Khawaja, the first Muslim cricketer for Australia and who made a triumphant comeback to Test cricket by scoring two centuries in the fourth match, stepped aside to avoid being sprayed with alcohol in keeping with his religious beliefs when the team was celebrating their Ashes win on the dais in Hobart.