#JustJadejaThings: 10 times Sir Ravindra Jadeja proved that he rules the Universe

#9 Jadeja lights up Lord’s

Jadeja’s signature celebration at Lord’s

Unlike in football, celebrations in cricket after reaching milestones are nowhere near as unique or eye-catching but Ravindra Jadeja wanted to change all of that. And he did that after reaching his half-century against England on the fourth day of the Lord’s Test.

He later described the celebration as “Talwaar baazi” and created a moment no Indian fan is likely to forget anytime soon. He explained it by saying: “It has got to do with a tradition that we have among the Rajpoots. During festivals and special occasions, we have professional sword-fighters perform with a sword in each hand, moving them in that fashion. It’s called ‘talwaar baazi’. I only had one bat with me so I did it with one hand.

He added: “I wanted to have a different celebration and so I had decided whenever I get a fifty, I will do that. MS bhai must have seen it and realized what I was doing. So, he was mimicking me.”