Twitter reacts as Imran Tahir pulls off his trademark celebration in World Cup opener at The Oval
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!
What a start. Faf pulls a rabbit out of the hat and it's a Tahir!!
β Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 30, 2019
It was a wonderful knock by Stokes!
Stokes looking completely different player from what we saw in the IPL: more resourceful and authoritative
β Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 30, 2019
Incredible!
#CWC2019:
β Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) May 30, 2019
-> Imran Tahir became the first spinner to bowl the first over of a World Cup.
-> Only the 2nd time a wicket fell in the first over of a World Cup.
John Wright got out on the first legitimate ball of the CWC 1992. #ENGvSA
Take a bow, Tahir!
Tahir started from where he finished IPL.
β Neha Jhaπ (@happiness_msd7) May 30, 2019
What A bowler at the age of 40 and that energetic celebration π#ProteaFire #CWC19
Age is just a number!
40 years two months and three days old, and he takes a wicket with the second delivery of the Cricket World Cup. Imran Tahir is a legend!
β Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) May 30, 2019
And that cliche joke!
Listening on the radio driving to work , is Tahir on his celebration run back to South Africa π
β ryan mathew (@ryan_mathew1) May 30, 2019
So many Tahir fans out there!
Iβm just here for the Tahir wicket taking celebrations .... ππΎββοΈ #ENGvSA #CWC19
β Alexis Nunes (@alexisenunes) May 30, 2019
When Ngidi picked Buttler back!
CSK nailing RR again #ENGvSA
β Introvert (@BoredCricketFan) May 30, 2019
But England still managed to set a target of 312!
England's innings going backwards sadly #ENGvSA #CWC19
β Ian Pont (@Ponty100mph) May 30, 2019
Looks like Faf has learnt a lot from his CSK captain!
Faf has led the side well. I know...said it earlier too. Heβs really rotated his key bowlers well. Three or four spells at crucial stages of the game. Letβs see how England responds in the last ten... #CWC19 #EngvSA
β Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 30, 2019
Absolutely!
Wow ! A 40 year old Tahir opens the bowling and gets Jonny Bairstow second ball of the match.
β Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 30, 2019
Out of the box- is this going to be the theme of this World Cup #EngvSA
Full of energy!
Tahir goes for running celebration with nobody comes in his way. #ENGvSA #CricketKaCrown
β Prasad (@KyaBaat5) May 30, 2019
That was harsh!
#ENGvSA #CWC19 @cricketworldcup @OfficialCSA #ProteaFire #rabada Over confident England team as usual! Hulle gaan kak!!!
β β±β±€ΙΔΙβ¦β΅Ιπ (@Pru_back) May 30, 2019