What is Mohammed Siraj's ‘Siuuu' Celebration And Why Is He Being Mocked For It?
Suiii. The popular celebration is often seen on the football field where a player celebrates a goal by leaping into the air, performing a mid-air spin, and landing with arms outstretched, and shouting 'Suiii". The crowd joins the athlete and echoes 'Suiii" to celebrate the goal triumph in unison.
'Sui" in Portuguese means 'yes".
The celebration is largely associated with footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who has popularised and made the Suiii celebration a part of his routine every time he scores a goal.
Ronaldo's widely recognised signature goal celebration has been imitated globally by several athletes in other sports such as cricket, tennis, and golf.
Siraj's Suiii
Siraj broke into the Suiii celebrations on Friday during the third day of the fourth Test when he cleaned up Chris Woakes on the first delivery of the 130th over of England's first innings.
What's the catch, then?
While Siraj's heart might be in the right place to celebrate the deserved wicket, the animated 'Suiii" performed by him after scalping Woakes may have made a few viewers chuckle a bit. Why? Because England were already leading India by a massive margin of 170 runs at the time of Siraj's wicket, and will look to extend the lead on Saturday. The host captain Ben Stokes is going strong at 77, while England still have three wickets in their kitty. At stumps, England were 544 for 7. India, asked to bat first, posted a score of 358 in their first innings.
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'What Was That, Siraj?"
It didn't take much for those who tuned in to the match to come on X and ask Siraj why exactly was he celebrating a 'tailender" wicket.
'Pulling out the 'SIUUU' when you bowl the No.9 with a grubber and you're trailing by 170, hmmm," a user on X remarked.
'dunking the siiiuuu celebration after being 170 behind is soo embarrassing (sic)."
Siraj also faced criticism for throwing away India's reviews, yielding no wickets.
Woakes was the sole victim of Siraj on the day that belonged to England. The 31-year-old Indian pacer toiled hard for the wicket as he bowled 24 overs, giving away 113 runs at a 4.35 economy rate.
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