South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir, who is known for his fiery sprint on the field after taking a wicket, once again stole the limelight this time with his cross-legged celebration during the first Qualifier of PSL 2020 that resumed after a long break due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Tahir gave cricket fans a meme material with his pose near the boundary ropes after completing a catch. The 41-year-old, playing for Multan Sultans, showed great athleticism as he grabbed a running catch of the Karachi Kings batsman Sharjeel Khan.
After completing the catch, Tahir gave a relaxed pose on the ground that impressed Twitterverse.
Sohail Tanvir removes Sharjeel Khan cheaply and Imran Tahir takes an excellent catch
Karachi Kings are 23/1 in the fourth over#HBLPSLV #PhirSeTayyarHain #MSvKK pic.twitter.com/R4hpp7yUtN
— Cricingif (@_cricingif) November 14, 2020
Memes flooded on the micro-blogging site as soon as the picture went viral.
Here is how netizens reacted to Tahir’s celebration:
Like a King – Imran Tahir. Taking a brilliant running catch followed by this celebration. pic.twitter.com/Hn8kEAuyFB
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 14, 2020
https://twitter.com/ihsan_im7/status/1327597405060141056
Me sitting like Imran Tahir in front of Amma*
Amma: pic.twitter.com/AiFfebesyI— Y (@FOOD_PANA) November 14, 2020
Imran Tahir spotted in different places of Pakistan !!@TheRealPCB_Live pic.twitter.com/3DlLrWv8io
— Fahad javaid (@Fahadspeakz) November 14, 2020
https://twitter.com/AdamDhoni1/status/1328310794321154050
Imran Tahir after ensuring Lahore goes to the final 🙂 pic.twitter.com/n1E94nbhpL
— اویس (@Sabbandkardo) November 15, 2020
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Waiting For Government to Announce Lockdown 2.0 ;_; xD#ImranTahir #PSL2020 #PSL5 #PhirSeTayyarHain 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/0FaaB6mwqk— aNiM_uS (@AniMuS____) November 15, 2020
Imran tahir everywhere 😂#PSLV #PSL2020 pic.twitter.com/lCUwwawZDr
— Kumar Sourav (@AdamDhoni1) November 16, 2020