Watch: Shreyas Iyer's ‘Finger On The Lips’ Celebration In 2nd ODI After Taking Rovman Powell's Catch
Published - 25 Jul 2022, 02:06 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:10 AM
Star India National Cricket Team batter Shreyas Iyer came up with yet another unique celebration in the three-match ODI series against the West Indies National Cricket Team.
In the first ODI against West Indies at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad on Friday, Shreyas Iyer grabbed a good catch to dismiss batter Shamarh Brooks in the 24th over and he celebrated the wicket in a unique style by showcasing his dance moves.
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Later, Iyer, in a video shared by the BCCI on their official Twitter handle, revealed the story behind his move, asserting that the spectators were teasing him by saying ‘drop a catch, drop a catch’, so he decided to dance like West Indies players after taking the catch.
Watch: Shreyas Iyer Grabs A Brilliant Catch In 2nd ODI vs West Indies
In the second ODI at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad on Sunday, July 24, Iyer pulled off a stunning catch off Shardul Thakur’s delivery on the 4th ball of the 47th over.
Thakur bowled a fuller-length delivery to Rovman Powell and the West Indies batter smashed the ball with a strong bottom hand, but Iyer was able to grab a good catch at the long-off. Also, Shreyas Iyer decided to put his finger on his lips to celebrate the wicket and silence the crowd.
Right in the hands of @ShreyasIyer15, @Ravipowell26 dismissed by @imShard.
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— FanCode (@FanCode) July 24, 2022
Earlier, West Indies won the toss and decided to bat first in the match. They made one forced change to the playing XI as Gudakesh Motie was replaced by Hayden Walsh. On the other hand, India also made one change to the playing XI as pacer Avesh Khan replaced pacer Prasidh Krishna.
West Indies were able to post 311/6 on the board. Shai Hope smashed a century in his 100th ODI game to become only the 10th batter in ODI history to achieve this unique milestone. He scored 115 runs off 135 balls, including 8 fours and 3 sixes. Also, skipper Nicholas Pooran smashed a brilliant half-century. He scored 74 runs off 77 balls, including 1 four and 6 sixes.
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