Al Islam celebrating a wicket [Source: @TSportsbd/YouTube]
The ‘Pushpa’ fever seems to have engulfed Bangladesh as a certain Bangladeshi bowler was spotted pulling out a unique celebration in a recent BPL 2024-25 match. Al Islam, after cleaning up Dhaka Capitals number three batter Munim Shahriar, celebrated the occasion by mixing up the celebrations of WWE wrestler John Cena and that of the lead character of the popular Indian action-thriller movie ‘Pushpa’.
Al Islam celebration in BPL 2024-25
Bangladesh off-spinner Al Islam celebrated the wicket of Munim Shahriar by mixing up the celebration styles of WWE wrestler John Cena and Allu Arjun-acted titular character from the film ‘Pushpa’.
The occasion occurred during Dhaka Capitals’ match against Chittagong Kings on January 22 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
In spite of Al Islam’s tight spell, the Dhaka Capitals romped to an easy eight-wicket win with nearly two overs to spare. Opening batter Tanzid Hasan top-scored with 90 unbeaten runs from just 54 balls while his partner Litton Das chipped in with 25 during their 75-run partnership.
For the Chittagong Kings, Al Islam conceded just 18 runs from his four overs and picked up the prized scalp of Munim Shahriar.
Earlier in the match, the Kings accrued 148-6 from 20 overs. Naeem Islam scored 44 from 40 balls at the top of the order, and shared crucial partnerships with opening partner Zuhaib Akbari and Graham Clarke.
Nonetheless, the defeat for the Chittagong Kings marked their fourth of the BPL 2024-25 season and they are currently occupying the third position on the seven-team points table. They will now face Rangpur Riders in Mirpur in match number 37 of the tournament on Wednesday, January 29.