Tabraiz Shamsi celebration: Watch South African Leg Spinner performs magic trick after taking a wicket

Archie Blade | 05/12/2019
Tabraiz Shamsi celebration Watch South African Leg Spinner performs magic trick after taking a wicket

Tabraiz Shamsi celebration: Watch South African Leg Spinner performs magic trick after taking a wicket during the Mzansi Super League.

One of the purest moments in cricket is watching a bowler celebrate after taking a wicket. The pure unadulterated emotion after dismissing a batsman has become part of many cricketing folklore such as Venkateshwar Prasad directing Aamir Sohail to the Pavilion after dismissing him immediately after conceding a boundary during the 1996 World Cup.

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South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi, has however, taken the wicket taking celebrations to a whole other level. The leggie is already known for some over the top celebrations. None however, compare to his latest as he pulled off a magic trick to celebrate the dismissal of Wihab Lubbe.

Tabraiz Shamsi celebration: Watch South African Leg Spinner performs magic trick after taking a wicket

Shamsi bowled a quick leg spin outside of off-stump. Wihab Lubbe danced down the pitch and stuck the ball but could not connect as well as he would have liked and instead handed a simple catch to Hardus Viljoen. Tabraiz, then celebrated the wicket by taking out a handkerchief before surprising everyone by turning it into a magic wand.

The celebration has since gone viral with many hailing this as the greatest celebration they have ever seen on a cricketing field.

The incident took place during the Mzansi Super League match between Pearl Rocks and Durban heat. Despite the eye-catching celebration, that was the last time he ran around with joy as Durban Heat chased down the target of 197 with 7 balls to spare.

When asked about his celebration, Shamsi said:

“I have always been fascinated by magic and different tricks. From the age of about 15 or 16, I wanted to become a magician as it was a hobby of mine. Entertaining on the field is just my way of taking the pressure off myself and being able to enjoy things. I feel like when I am myself, I am able to play my best cricket.”

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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