Hardik Pandya has brought back one of his most recognisable celebrations, but this time, he had two very different personalities alongside him. The India all-rounder joined hands with global YouTube star MrBeast and popular Indian creator CarryMinati to recreate his famous hands-out shrug celebration.MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is the most subscribed YouTube creator in the world. He became the first individual creator to cross 500 million subscribers earlier this year. CarryMinati, whose real name is Ajey Nagar, is among India’s biggest YouTubers.MrBeast shared the photograph as part of a collection from his recent India visit. The post also featured pictures from his meetings with several other celebrities, including Pandya.“Had an amazing trip to India,” Mr Beast captioned the photos.Pandya responded to the post, asking the YouTube star to return to India soon.“My brother. Come visit us again soon.” Pandya replied.
Image credit: Mr Beast’s Instagram
The story behind Pandya’s iconic celebration
Pandya made the shrug celebration famous after India won the 2024 T20 World Cup in Barbados. The gesture is similar to the shrug popularised by social media star Khaby Lame.Pandya played an important role in India’s victory over South Africa in the final. He bowled the decisive final over before celebrating the title with the now-famous pose.Pandya has played 11 Tests, 94 ODIs and 138 T20Is in his career so far.In 138 T20Is, Pandya has scored 2288 runs at an average of 28.24 and a strike rate of 145.91. He also has 114 wickets in T20Is.
