Bangladesh wicketkeeping batter Jaker Ali introduced out the long-lasting Pushpa Raj celebration after reaching his fifty within the IND v BAN sport on the Champions Trophy 2025.
The correct-handed batter was concerned in a vital partnership with Towhid Hridoy to steer Bangladesh out of hassle after they misplaced half of their batting lineup inside the primary powerplay.
After profitable the toss and electing to bat first within the IND v BAN sport, Bangladesh discovered themselves in hassle as they misplaced 5 wickets for simply 35 runs.
Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy then scored fifties to assist Bangladesh attain 189 earlier than the wicketkeeeping batter was dismissed on 68 off 114 balls.
The spotlight of his inning grew to become his Pushpa Raj celebration after reaching his fifty within the IND v BAN sport of the Champions Trophy 2025.
Earlier than his valiant inning, Jaker Ali survived the hat-trick ball from Axar Patel as India captain Rohit Sharma dropped a straightforward catch at first slip.
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He went on to attain a fifty to assist Bangladesh submit a decent whole on the scoreboard.
It’s pertinent to say right here that the Pushpa Raj celebration, popularised by actor Allu Arjun, has been adopted by a number of cricketers, together with David Warner, Suryakumar Yadav, and Ravindra Jadeja.
‘Pushpa 2’ was concurrently launched in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali on December 5.
Moreover Allu Arjun within the titular character, the sequel sees Fahadh Faasil as the primary antagonist SP Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat, together with Rashmika Mandanna, who reprises her character of Srivalli from the prequel movie.