BPL 2022: Shakib Al Hasan joins Pushpa trend, mimics Allu Arjun's famous step after dismissing Faf du Plessis

The Allu Arjun-starrer Pushpa: The Rise has not only become an overnight sensation but also a trendsetter with many cricketers including the likes of David Warner, Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya seen mimicking the Tollywood star on several occasions on and off the field.

The trend has also gone upward in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) where Bangladeshi bowler Nazmul Islam Apu and Caribbean icon Dwayne Bravo had paid tribute to the Telugu superstar. Now, another renowned cricketer has shown that he is also a huge fan of the blockbuster.

The third player in the BPL to mimic Allu Arjun is none other than veteran Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib performed the step after claiming the wicket of former South African skipper Faf du Plessis during a league match between Comilla Victorians  and Fortune Barishal.

BPL 2022: Shakib Al Hasan’s Pushpa celebration goes viral

The incident happened in the sixth over of the Victorians’ innings. On the penultimate delivery just before the end of Powerplay, the Fortune Barishal skipper invited the batter to hit one in the air as he failed to time the ball and ended up giving a simple catch to Ziaur Rahman standing at long-on after which the southpaw celebrated the big wicket with actor Allu Arjun’s step from the latest release Pushpa.

Watch the celebration here:

Shakib Al Hasan finished his spell with figures of 2/25 from his four overs at an economy rate of 6.25 as Fortune Barishal restricted Comilla Victorians to 158/7 from their 20 overs. In reply, Barishal got off to a disastrous start by losing opener Shykat Ali and skipper Shakib early, and barring Najmul Hossain Shanto (36), none of the other batters could show any resistance as they were bundled out for just 95 in the 18th over, with the Comilla Victorians registering an emphatic 63-run win.

Nahidul Islam was the pick of the bowlers for Comilla as he bamboozled the Barishal batters with his off-break and finished with 5/3 from his four overs at an economy rate of 1.25 including a maiden over. Nahidul was also adjudged the Player of the Match award for his remarkable bowling spell.