After flop show in test series, the Caribbean outfit have risen to occasion and are now tied 1-1 after three matches. On Saturday night, the Windies had quite a few heroes, one of them being Ashley Nurse, who was awarded the Man of the Match for his all-round performance in the third ODI against India. It was not just Nurse’s performance that caught the eye but one particular celebration of his got everyone talking.
On the second ball of the 17th over, Nurse trapped Shikhar Dhawan plumb in front of the stumps to give Windies their second wicket.
After dismissing the Indian left-hander, the Windies all-rounder unveiled a new celebration, never-seen-before on a cricket field, the “babaji ka thullu” step.
The “babaji ka thullu” gesture went viral after Indian stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma used it in his comedy talk show ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’. However, Nurse revealed that the brains behind his celebration was his Indian friend, Sunny Sohal, whom he met during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
“Just dedicating the celebration to my Indian friend – Sunny Sohal, whom I met at the CPL. He told me, when you get a wicket do a ‘Babaji ka thullu’ or something,” Nurse said during the post-match presentation ceremony.
