|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed said that his celebration with Mashrafe bin Mortaza happened instantly in the quarterfinal match against India in the 2015 ICC World Cup.

In a Facebook live session arranged by veteran opener and ODI skipper of Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal and joined by the veteran pacer Rubel Hossain and Taskin Ahmed, Taskin has revealed this statement to the audience when asked by Tamim Iqbal.

The famous celebration has caught the eye of millions of people at that time and is still famous in social media around the world.

‘’The day when we were in dress rehearsal for the 2015 World Cup, I told Mashrafe bhai that we could do a celebration like that. Then he nodded yes. And during the quarter-final, we had a good start but Rahane and Raina had built a good partnership. But when Rahane got out we celebrated in that way, though it wasn’t pre-planned at that moment but it happened automatically’’ He said
Taskin claimed 3-69 in that match but Bangladesh lost it by 109 runs.

The chest-bump celebration originally came from the ‘Brian Brothers’celebration. Twin bothers’ Bob Brian and Mike Brian who played tennis was famous for this celebration.