Ravindra Jadeja broke into the Bollywood-inspired celebration after dismissing Amir Jangoo in the second ODI.
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja admitted that his viral celebration in the second ODI against the West Indies in Guwahati was actually a nod to Emraan Hashmi's dance step from the song "Afsana Banaya Aapne".
During the match at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Wednesday (September 30), Jadeja dismissed centurion Amir Jangoo after the West Indies batter cut a short delivery straight to Ruturaj Gaikwad at backward point.
Relieved to pick up a crucial wicket after a long dry spell in the ODI format, an ecstatic Jadeja broke into the Bollywood-inspired celebration.
Jadeja folded both his hands on his hands and signalled the batter to walk away. In doing so, he recreated the hook step from the upcoming movie Gunmaaster G9, featuring Emraan Hashmi.
Two days later, the BCCI released a video where Jadeja opened up on his celebration. He revealed that he has always been a huge Emraan fan, so when the song dropped, he immediately loved the dance step.
"I'm a huge fan of Emraan Hashmi, so when his song came out, I liked that step. I got a wicket after a really long time. Whenever I feel like doing something different on that particular day, I try to do a different celebration," Jadeja said.
"Luckily, I got the wicket. At that time, it came on my instinct, and I did that," he added.
Coming to the match, India registered an emphatic 8-wicket victory over the West Indies in Guwahati, thereby gaining an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Chasing a daunting target of 406 runs, Shubman Gill provided the hosts with a blistering start as he added 255 runs for the opening wicket with Rohit Sharma. The Indian captain reached his 11th ODI century off just 62 balls.
While Rohit was dismissed after scoring 101 off 75 balls – his 35th ODI ton, Gill held the one end and stayed unbeaten on 223 off 133 balls to take India over the line with 39 deliveries to spare.
It was only the second time in ODI history that a team had hunted down a target of 400 or more, following South Africa’s iconic 438-run chase against Australia in 2006.