IPL 2020 / Archer celebrates his first-ball wicket vs DC with Bihu dance, IPL shares video

Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Jofra Archer dismissed Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw off his first delivery of the IPL 2020 match on Wednesday. The 25-year-old celebrated the wicket by doing Bihu dance along with his teammates. Rajasthan Royals' Riyan Parag, who belongs to Assam, had celebrated the team's previous victory with a Bihu dance.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Oct 14, 2020, 11:25 PM

Cricket Desk: Jofra Archer gave a brilliant start to Rajasthan Royals as he knocked off Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw in the first ball of the Indian Premier League match at the Dubai International Stadium.

The England cricketer bowled a quick inswinger that took the inside edge and crashed into the middle stump, removing Shaw for duck in the first ball of the match.

What a Beauty of Delivery 🔥 from Jofra Archer to dismiss Shaw for Golder duck | #IPL2020 | #DCvsRR | #RoyalsFamily #DCvsRR #bihu #JofraArcher pic.twitter.com/j9K2jxGiVP
— 🇮🇳HE_MANT mali (@GoyalHEMANT1) October 14, 2020

Is the Bihu dance catching up in the @rajasthanroyals squad? 😅😅#Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/40D9l9mhwC
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 14, 2020

The Bihu dance clearly caught on in the Rajasthan Royals dressing room with Riyan Parag celebrating with the same steps in their last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium. Though Rajasthan initially struggled while chasing a target of 158, it was Rahul Tewatia and Parag’s 85-run partnership which ended their four-match losing streak. To celebrate their win, Parag danced some steps of the bihu dance, which is from Assam.

Irfan Pathan also reacted on Twitter, saying, “Did you ever think an Englishman would show off his Bihu dance skills! Gotta love this IPL.”