In sports, every small achievement is celebrated, like scoring a goal followed by a celebration by the goal-scoring team or team celebrate, when their team scores a basket in basketball or when an individual wins a match or a point in racquet games. Each one of them is outstanding to others. In cricket, cricketers celebrate when they take a wicket or score a milestone run, and each one of them is unique; some of them are fans’ favourites, and everyone knows who does it, which has become iconic for them. So here we present you the Top 10 iconic Celebrations by Cricketers.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar, the “God of Cricket,” is known by everyone, and his celebration is also known by everyone in the world; it was first used when his father passed away before the 1999 world cup group stage match; after scoring a century he looked up the sky, and thank his father, and this became incredibly famous among youths and he used this celebration every time he scored a century.
2. Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan is an Indian opener; he debuted when; he was 24 and he is a left-handed opening batter. He is mainly known for his performance in ICC tournaments, and the most notable one is; when he won the Player of the Series, helping India win the champions trophy. His nickname is “Gabbar,” every fan calls him that because of his iconic celebration Thigh Five; when he takes a catch, he hits the thigh and shows his other hand on air, which has become iconic among fans.
3. Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja is an Indian all-rounder; he is a left-arm spin bowler and a left-hand batter for the team. He is called “Sir” by the fans and his teammates due contribution to the team. Jadeja celebration is the most famous one in the modern era due to its uniqueness, and it had become iconic, and it is done whenever he scores a milestone of runs; he swings his bat like a sword which is inspired by his Rajputana background.
4. Imran Tahir
Imran Tahir was a South African spin bowler known for his spin bowling and the celebration which he followed taking a wicket, he runs to the boundary after taking a wicket which is also known as a “Home run,” as the players run from one side to another, and that’s why Imran Tahir also does.
5. Brett Lee
Brett Lee is an Australian pace bowler, the legend of this game, and famous among the fans. He is known for his lethal bowling, which is complicated for anyone to face, and the following celebrations shows his character and what kind of a bowler he is. It looks like he is cutting something with the help of his chainsaw, and this celebration is also called “the chainsaw.”
6. Tabraiz Shamsi
Tabraiz Shamsi is a South African spin bowler known for his left-arm unorthodox spin bowling and for his spooky celebration, like doing a magic or bus driver celebration. Still, his most famous is the one when he makes his shoe a phone and acts to call someone; he said he calls Imran Tahir, who is his cricketing idol.
7. Kesrick Williams
Kesrick Williams is not famous for his cricket. Still, his unique celebration, which he does whenever he takes a wicket in mostly domestic circuit, is he acts to bring a notebook and acts to write the name of the batter he took the wicket of, which is also called “The Notebook.
8. Sheldon Cottrell
Sheldon Cottrell is a West Indies fast-medium bowler; he is known for one of the best performances in the 2019 world cup, where he took 12 wickets for his side. His celebration is also iconic due to the reason behind it; he does an army salute after taking a wicket which is inspired as he is a soldier, and he is giving respect to Jamaica Defence Force
9. Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar, also known as “Rawalpindi Express” for his fierce and fast bowling, which used to trouble batters in his time, has the record for the fastest ball bowled, which clocked at 161.3 Kmph. His celebration is he runs towards the boundary with both arms raised, and he uses this when he takes a wicket with his raw pace; this is also known as “The Airplane.”
10.Shirtless
The best for the last, the most iconic celebration, the image it created will never be forgotten by any cricket fans. The iconic shirt was waved from the balcony of Lords by the Indian captain. This was more than just a celebration but also a reply to Andrew Flintoff's shirt wave in Wankhede when he choked India and went on to raise his shirt. Hence, the captain returned the favor when India won the NatWest Trophy in 2002, and this iconic celebration was created.
