Twitter reacts as Imran Tahir pulls off his trademark celebration in World Cup opener at The Oval

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Imran Tahir becomes the first spinner to bowl the first over of a World Cup and also picked a crucial wicket of Jonny Bairstow in the second delivery of the game. Fans on Twitter were amazed with Tahir's energy and heaped praise on the veteran spinner after witnessing his trademark celebration.

Tahir is a Legend!

It was a wonderful knock by Stokes!

Incredible!

Take a bow, Tahir!

Age is just a number!

And that cliche joke!

So many Tahir fans out there!

When Ngidi picked Buttler back!

But England still managed to set a target of 312!

Looks like Faf has learnt a lot from his CSK captain!

Absolutely!

Full of energy!

That was harsh!

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