Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s new celebration made headlines in the team’s eight-wicket win over West Indies in the second ODI of the three-match series on Wednesday. Team India chased down 406 in just 43.3 overs, pulling off the second-highest run chase in ODIs as well. However, Jadeja ended Amir Jangoo’s 114-run knock off 77 balls in the 43rd over to claim his maiden wicket of the series.

Speaking about the new celebration, Jadeja said in a video posted by BCCI: “I’m a huge fan of Emraan Hashmi. So when his song came out, I liked that step. Wicket bhi bahut time ke baad mila (I got a wicket after a really long time). Whenever I feel like doing something different on that particular day, I try to do a different celebration. Luckily, I got the wicket, and at that moment, it came on instinct and I just did it.”

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However, his sword celebration has been a huge hit among the fans. He has used that for his batting milestones. He has
also used many different celebrations throughout his career, including Allu Arjun’s iconic hand-under-the-chin step from Pushpa: The Rise as well.

“I always go with my instincts. As for the sword celebration, generally what happens is that I’ve been seeing it since childhood. So that was somewhere inside me. For last 10 to 12 years, I’ve been doing this celebration. But the Pushpa one, when the movie came out, that was trending back then. Then after that, the hand-in-pocket one was also an instinct,” he concluded.