Mohammad Amir delivers the iconic ‘Pushpa’ celebration after taking a wicket for Desert Vipers in the ILT20
Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir, on Wednesday (January 22), performed another Pushpa celebration after taking a wicket on a cricket ground. The left-arm pacer brought the celebrations during the match between Desert Vipers and Sharjah Warriorz in the ongoing International T20 League.
Desert Vipers captain Lockie Ferguson won the toss and elected to bowl first. He bowled the new ball to Mohammad Amir and the pacer hit the ground. He gave his team a flying start by taking not only two wickets but in the first over.
After Johnson Charles hit him for a four on the third ball, the former Pakistan pacer returned in style by dismissing the West Indies first ball on the very next ball. Charles went for a big shot and ended up hitting a delivery straight to the fielder at deep square leg. While he gained height on the shot, he could not get the distance.
Dan Lawrence made no mistake taking the catch. And as soon as he completed the catch, Mohammad Amir presented the iconic ‘Pushpa’ celebration, inspired by the Allu Arjun starrer ‘Pushpa’.
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Amir wasn’t done yet. On the last ball of the same over, he dismissed Avishka Fernando for a duck to put his team in the driving seat. Later in the third over, Amir claimed another wicket and again celebrated the dismissal by celebrating Pushpa. He dismissed Rohan Mustafa for 2 runs on the last ball of the third over.
Watch Pushpa Celebration by Mohammad Amir:
Pushpa Mohammad Amir’s celebration after taking the wicket. This is so good to see. Pushpa’s madness is unmatched 🇵🇰🇮🇳❤️❤️ #DPWorldILT20 pic.twitter.com/uDYPoTkn4U
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) January 22, 2025
Two wickets in the first over for Mohammad Amir as Desert Vipers dominate the game against Sharjah Warriorz!
(through @ILT20 Officially) #ILT20 pic.twitter.com/OMzFo2JTdg
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 22, 2025
This is not the first time that Mohammad Amir has celebrated a wicket in a match by performing a Pushpa celebration. He did the same in 2022 when he took a wicket for Gloucestershire against Somerset in the T20 Blast.
Desert Vipers in the driver’s seat:
Desert Vipers are in complete control against Sharjah Warriorz in the ongoing match. After losing two wickets in the first over, the Warriorz just couldn’t recover and kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
At the time of writing this report, they were reeling at 63/8 in the 14th over. For the Vipers, Mohammad Amir and Waninda Hasaranga were the pick of the bowlers, taking 3 wickets each.
