Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has a famous Kabaddi-style celebration which the Indian fans love hugely. Now, Dhawan has revealed how he started that celebration.

In a chat show named “Breakfast With Champions”, Dhawan recently shared some personal stories with Gaurav Kapur. During that chat, Dhawan revealed that he enjoys watching Kabaddi as he feels it entertaining. His trademark celebration has come from that sports and he does it from the heart.

Speaking about that celebration, Dhawan said, “I started the Kabaddi-style celebration first in Australia when I took a catch to dismiss Shane Watson. I enjoy watching Kabaddi. It is very entertaining for me. I do this with all my heart and that’s why maybe people also like it. Whenever I stand at the boundary, fans see me and re-enact my kabaddi-style celebration.”

Dhawan also revealed that everyone calls him ‘Gabbar’ which he earned first time from a Ranji Trophy match. He shared the story that how he became the famous as ‘Gabbar’.

Dhawan said on that, “No one calls me Shikhar, everyone calls me ‘Gabbar’. I got the name during a Ranji match, Vijay Dahiya bhaiya had given me the name.

“I used to field at silly point and often delivered different dialogues in order to lift the team’s morale. This one time, the opposition had put up a big partnership that had lowered the team’s confidence and everyone was silent. I am among those players who take the responsibility of lifting the team’s morale. So, as the bowler prepared his run up I delivered a dialogue (Bahut yaarana lagta hai).

“I use to say it so loudly that people sitting outside the playing field could also listen to it. Everyone use to laugh and the team’s morale use to rise. And from then on, my name became ‘Gabbar’.”

Watch the chat video at here: