Watch: Pat Cummins' Heartwarming Gesture For Usman Khawaja During Ashes Trophy Celebration Goes Viral

Australia vs England: During the Ashes trophy celebration, Pat Cummins asked his teammates to delay spraying champagne bottles so that Usman Khawaja could join them.

Pat Cummins made a brilliant start to his Test captaincy career on Sunday as he led Australia to a 4-0 victory over England in the 2021-22 Ashes series. Succeeding Tim Paine in that role, Cummins not only helped his side retain the urn but also put in a dominating display. After the fourth Ashes Test ended in a thrilling draw, the hosts hammered Joe Root's side in the fifth and final match, winning by 146 runs in Hobart. Following the win, Cummins won the hearts of fans with a brilliant gesture for batter Usman Khawaja during the trophy celebration. Pat Cummins realizing that Khawaja had to stand away because of the alcohol so he tells his team to put it away and calls Khawaja back immediately. A very small but a very beautiful gesturepic.twitter.com/KlRWLprbWM

After being handed the trophy, the Aussie players were about to open champagne bottles in to spray it on each other. But Cummins realised that Khawaja would not be able to be a part of all that.

So, he signalled his teammates to keep the bottles away and asked Khawaja to join the trophy celebrations.

Here is the video:

Khawaja is a practicing Muslim and alcohol is prohibited.