5 Times Cricketers Celebrated Like Footballers

image-lnnjoguxJasprit Bumrah does Marcus Rashford [Twitter]

The sport of cricket is a pool of milestones, and if there's anything that makes the milestones more special, that is how the player celebrates. Whenever a batter reaches a half-century or a century, they tend to raise their bat to celebrate, addressing the crowd, and when a bowler picks up a fifer, then they show the ball to the crowd. 

Also, a few of the cricketers have their own way of celebrating their milestones while some celebrate like their favourite footballers or actors. Like Warner celebrates in style with the signature step of the movie called 'Pushpa' and Ravindra Jadeja has trademark sword celebrations. 

Let us look at the 5 times when cricketers celebrated like the footballers.

Jasprit Bumrah X Marcus Rashford

Jasprit Bumrah has returned to the Indian squad after a long time and is already causing a stir in the cricket world. Ever since he came back, he has been nothing but impressive. In the first two World Cup matches, Boom-Boom has already picked six wickets. 

Last night, Jasprit Bumrah was exceptional against the Afghanistan team as he registered his best figures since his comeback. When he picked the first wicket of the match, which was of Ibrahim Zadran, he celebrated the breakthrough the way English footballer Marcus Rashford does, because he knew how smart of a dismissal that was. 

KL Rahul & Virat Kohli X Cristiano Ronaldo & Marcelo

Back in 2018, KL Rahul played a brilliant innings in the T20I series against England and helped India register a thumping win over the hosts. The right-hander smashed 101 in just 54 deliveries alongside Virat Kohli who was not out as well on 20 runs. 

KL Rahul always celebrates his milestones with unique celebrations and this time Virat was there to join him as well. Virat Kohli being a huge Cristiano Ronaldo fan, they both celebrated KL Rahul's hundred with a dab and the popular handshake which Ronaldo and Marcelo used to do during their time in Real Madrid. 

Mohammed Siraj X Cristiano Ronaldo

Mohammed Siraj has grown into a different beast bowler in the white ball cricket. Recently, he rattled the whole batting line-up of the Sri Lankan team in the Asia Cup final. He picked up a six-wicket haul with four of the wickets coming in the same over. 

He always celebrates his wickets with the iconic 'Siu' celebration of the football legend, Cristiano Ronaldo. And the moment he completed five wickets, he jumped and performed the iconic 'Siu' celebration. He ended up taking one more wicket and registered his best boling figures as 6/21 in ODIs.

Wanindu Hasaranga X Neymar Jr.

Wanindu Hasaranga, the classic leg-spinner of the Sri Lankan team has been impressive ever since he started representing Sri Lanka at the international stage. He has mentioned that the Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr. is his favourite player and he admires him a lot. 

Hasaranga has been seen celebrating his wickets like Neymar does when he scores a goal. While the leggie was playing from the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2022, he picked up four wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders which made him celebrate his breakthroughs with this stylish celebration.

Virat Kohli X Cristiano Ronaldo

Virat Kohli, who is also known as the King Kohli has mentioned on a few occasions that he admires Cristiano Ronaldo a lot. Whether it's his hard work or his hunger to go out and give your level best, Virat loves his athletisim and professionalism. 

After one of the game of the Indian Premier League, Kohli along with a couple of his teammates posed like Cristiano Ronaldo and got a picture click. Even the Sri Lankan youngster Matheesha Pathirana celebrates his wickets like this.