Irfan Pathan, a former cricketer from India, amused onlookers during the ongoing LLC Masters in Doha by mimicking Yuzvendra Chahal’s distinctive pose. After catching a miscued shot from Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan off Stuart Binni’s bowling.
Pathan, stationed at short third man, effortlessly completed the catch and opted to imitate Chahal’s viral pose, which has become popular on social media for its use in memes. India’s Maharajas were dominating against the Asia Lions at the time.
In the fourth match of the LLC Masters held at the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in Doha, the India Maharajas secured a resounding 10-wicket win over the Asia Lions, thanks to the remarkable unbeaten 159-run opening partnership between skipper Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa.
The opening duo left the Asian Town Cricket Stadium dazzled with their explosive performance, as Uthappa smashed an unbeaten 88 off just 39 balls, including 11 boundaries and five sixes, while Gambhir scored an undefeated 61 off 36 balls with 12 boundaries.
The India Maharajas comfortably pursued their target with the dependable performances of their skipper Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa, who confidently faced the pace attack of Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Amir.
Uthappa, in particular, showed his skills by hitting two boundaries off Amir’s second over. Gambhir also played a delightful cover drive off Tanvir’s delivery in the third over, and followed it up with two more consecutive boundaries. Uthappa joined in the fun by striking a boundary off Tanvir’s last ball of the over, resulting in a total of 20 runs, including three consecutive wides bowled by Tanvir.