10 unforgettable celebrations in cricket

The Chainsaw by Brett Lee

There is aggression and there is Aussie aggression. One of the trademark celebrations that epitomises the Australian dominance of the noughties is the chainsaw celebration popularized by the blonde bombshell, Brett Lee. Arguably the best of the generation's tearaway quickies, Lee was a complete menace to deal with on-field. With his long run-up, steaming in to clock speeds of over 150 kmph on a regular basis, we did get to see a lot of his roaring chainsaw and every time he wielded the saw, the Aussie crowd made sure that the disturbing buzz of the saw was adequately substituted by their vicious cheering roars.

The Rawalpindi Express run by Shoaib Akhtar

The fieriest of them all, Shoaib Akhtar has delivered the fastest ball in recorded cricketing history (161.3 kmph) and when he was on song, not just the batsmen but the stumps themselves would have been trembling with fear of getting knocked over. The airplane run celebration of the Rawalpindi express was majorly reserved for those moments when he timbered the batsmen with his raw pace and crushing accuracy. The crowning moment of the glorious celebration should have been his consecutive toe-crushers that silenced a whole stadium - the Eden Gardens, by removing two of the best batsmen of his generation, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar.