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Akash Singh, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer, has opened up about his controversial celebration after dismissing Jos Buttler in the 64th match of the IPL 2025 (Indian Premier League) against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad. The left-arm bowler delivered a brilliant slower delivery that tricked Buttler by piercing the bat-pad gap and clipping the top of the middle stump.
A superb delivery prompted an outlandish celebration from the left-arm pacer, who performed an aggressive gesture akin to Digvesh Rathi’s celebrations after dismissing batters. After the game, Akash was asked about the celebration in Lucknow’s post-match video on their social media page.
Singh talked up about the incident, claiming that his celebration was in honour of Digvesh, who was barred from participating in the IPL 2025 match between LSG and GT. Akash also stated that he had informed ‘his brother’ Rathi that his absence at the match would not be felt because he would do the celebration on his behalf. Akash’s notebook celebration captured the eye of fans after dismissing Jos Buttler.
“Woh dedicate mere bhai Rathi ko kar tha. Maine usko bola, match se pehle ki tujhe ground mein miss hone nahin denge. Chinta Mat kar. (I wanted to dedicate it to my brother Rathi). I informed him before the game that you wouldn’t be missed in the stadium. Don’t worry. “We’ll do that celebration for you,” Akash remarked in a video uploaded by the Gujarat Titans.
Watch Akash Singh revealing why he celebrated like Rath vs GT here:
“𝘏𝘦𝘺, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤” 📝 pic.twitter.com/lr1OdMg50I
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 23, 2025
Lucknow were impressive with both bat and ball against Gujarat
After not having a great time in the second half of the season, which led to their eventual elimination from IPL 2025, LSG performed well against GT in their backyard. Batting first, the visiting side posted 235 runs on the back of a terrific hundred from Mitchell Marsh and an unbeaten 57 from Nicholas Pooran.
Chasing a mammoth 236, GT consistently lost wickets. One of them was that of Buttler, who looked dangerous during his stay at the crease, scoring 33. It was Akash who dismissed the aggressive batter. He bowled three overs, conceded 29 runs, and claimed Buttler’s wicket in the 64th match of the season.
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