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.
Joe Root stole the limelight as England defeated India 2-1 in the just-concluded three-match ODI series. The star batsman was on the Player of the Series award for his match-winning centuries in the second and third ODIs.
However, it wasn't just his exploits with the bat that got Root attention. His 'mic-drop' inspired 'bat-drop' celebration at the end of the third ODI took everyone by surprise. While the responses to it have been mixed, there's no doubt that Root's act at Headingley will be etched in fans' memory for a long, long time.
Root, though, isn't the first cricketer to gain attention for a celebratory act on the field. From Sourav Ganguly's topless stunt at the Lord's balcony to Dinesh Ramdin's bizarre attack on the legendary Vivian Richards, there have been umpteen instances of players celebrating in unique ways. Not just these isolated moments, several cricketers over the years – Sachin Tendulkar, Shoaib Akhtar, Brett Lee, Shikhar Dhawan, to name a few - have even had their own signature celebrations.
Here's a look at 15 such iconic/signature celebrations by cricketers: