Mohali: Punjab Kings Indian player Arshdeep Singh has got a start to the 2023 IPL season that any player dreams of. Apart from being the man of the match with three wickets, the player managed to take a wicket in the very first ball of the first over bowled. Arshdeep came to bowl the second over of the Kolkata Knight Riders innings. When the bouncer tried the first ball, Mandeep Singh had no answer.
In the last ball of that over, Arshdeep was able to dismiss pinch hitter Anukul Roy and give Punjab the upper hand in the match. Arshdeep also took the important wicket of Venkatesh Iyer in the 16th over and became the star of the match. Arshdeep’s style of celebration after the match is now the talk of the town. When Mandeep’s wicket fell, the player had spread his arms and sprinted a bit.
However, when Anukul’s wicket fell, there was no smile on Arshdeep’s face. Instead, Anukul was replying with a look. Then Arshdeep did the best celebration at the end. The actor spread his hand in the air by kissing the fingers of both hands. Arshdeep’s happy expression has little resemblance to the celebration of Pakistani star Shaheen Afridi.
Interestingly, India’s Zaheer Khan also had a similar celebration. In any case, the dispute between India and Pakistan fans continues on Twitter. To those who say that Arshdeep’s celebration is a copy of Shaheen, Indian fans are giving an interesting reply by showing a picture of Zaheer Khan.
I don’t get it why everyone is trying to troll Arshdeep. He is just copying his idol (Shaheen Afridi). Let him be. pic.twitter.com/jnnehyL7jf
— T. (@jojoness_1)
U are right… shaheen is not worth following… arshdeep was following his idol zaheer, The reverse swing king! pic.twitter.com/2GmA5RMbNW
— Bun mask (@ArjunGupta46)
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings won by seven runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. Punjab won the rain-stopped match under the Duckworth-Lewis rule. After losing the toss, Punjab scored 191 runs for the loss of five wickets. In reply, Kolkata were 146 for 7 in 16 overs.
Last Updated Apr 2, 2023, 8:29 AM IST