5 great on-field gestures by Indian cricketers

#4 When MS Dhoni turned boos to cheers in Nottingham

During the second Test of England and India's 2011 Npower Test series at Trent Bridge, the visiting skipper MS Dhoni withdrew his team's appeal to have Ian Bell run out for 137 and gave the world a fine example of the 'spirit of cricket'.

It was the last ball of the 66th over of England’s second innings and the last ball before tea on day three, when Eoin Morgan flicked Ishant Sharma to deep square leg and Praveen Kumar attempted to save a boundary for his team.

The Indian fielder was not sure if he had touched the boundary rope or not while the batting and fielding sides both were under an impression that the ball had gone for a four. By the time the throw came back in, Bell was out of his crease and was walking back to the pavilion for the tea break.

The Indian fielders dislodged the bails and appealed for a run-out. An obviously livid Bell insisted umpire Asad Rauf to dismiss the appeal, but, the third umpire declared the batsman run out.

However, during the break, Dhoni averted a huge controversy and asked Bell to resume batting. The Indian skipper's spirited gesture was heartily lauded by the crowd at Nottingham.

As far as the match is concerned, while chasing 478 to win, the visitors were bundled out for 158 and lost the match by 319 runs.