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In Pics: Joe Root does mic-drop - here are 15 unforgettable cricket celebrations
Joe Root, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, Dinesh Ramdin, and many more. Here are 15 inconic cricket celebrations that fans will never forget.
DNA Web Team | Jul 19, 2018, 06:03 PM IST
1.Joe Root
The star England batsman does the 'bat-drop' after the third ODI against India recently.
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2.Sachin Tendulkar
The Master Blaster always spread his arms and looked up to the sky after scoring a century. He said he remembered his father while doing so.
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3.Shikhar Dhawan
This Shah-Rukh-Khan-style spreading of the arms is a signature century-celebration of the Indian opener.
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4.Sourav Ganguly
Perhaps, the most iconic celebration of them all. At least for Indian fans. Dadagiri at it's best at the Lord's balcony after India defeated England in the NatWest Series final in 2002.
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5.Andrew Flintoff
The reason Ganguly took off his shirt at the Lord's balcony: Andrew Flintoff did the same earlier after England defeated India in an ODI at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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6.Imran Tahir
Each time the South African leg-spinner takes a wicket, he spreads his arms out full-stretch and runs almost till the boundary with gay abandon.
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7.Ravindra Jadeja
The left-arm spinner and left-handed batsman is big on style. His Rajput-inspired sword-wielding celebration after scoring a half-century is a massive hit among Indian fans.
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8.David Warner
The diminutive Australian opener always jumps and punches the air after getting to a hundred.
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9.Brett Lee
This is a celebration that has inspired budding fast-bowlers around the world. Who can ever forget the Aussie pacer's chaiyan chaiyan-style punches?
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10.Shoaib Akhtar
Before Tahir, it was the Rawalpindi Express who spread his arms and ran like the wind after taking a wicket.
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11.Shahid Afridi
Another one who spread his arms after getting a scalp. The former Pakistan captain won many fans with this signature move.
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12.Nasser Hussain
England's captain during the NatWest series in 2002, Hussian hit back at critics with a brilliant century in the final against India. He drove home his point by banging his helmet against his name at the back of his shirt.
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13.Misbah-ul-Haq
This is a sight that no cricket fan will ever forget. Misbah answered his critics, who suggested he was too old to be in the team, by slamming a Test century in England and doing push-ups out in the middle.
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14.Dinesh Ramdin
The West Indian wicketkeeper-batsman took a massive dig the legendary Vivian Richards after the latter questioned his form. After scoring a Test century in Birmingham, he removed a hand-written note from his pocket that said: "Yea Viv talk nah." Ramdin later said he regretted doing this.
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15.Mahendra Singh Dhoni
A sight that is without a doubt the sweetest ever for Indian cricket fans. Dhoni hitting the World Cup-winning six at the Wankhede in 2011 and swirling his bat is happiness!
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