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
— Cricingif (@_cricingif)
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.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
http://twitter.com/ihsan_im7/status/1327597405060141056
Me sitting like Imran Tahir in front of Amma*
Amma:— Y (@FOOD_PANA)
Imran Tahir spotted in different places of Pakistan !!
— Fahad javaid (@Fahadspeakz)
http://twitter.com/AdamDhoni1/status/1328310794321154050
Imran Tahir after ensuring Lahore goes to the final 🙂
— اویس (@Sabbandkardo)
http://twitter.com/AniMuS____/status/1327873556961693697
Imran tahir everywhere 😂
— Kumar Sourav (@AdamDhoni1)