Is note celebration becoming old in IPL? Dale Steyn certainly thinks so, and he expressed his sentiments after Akash Singh took out a piece of paper with a message during the LSG vs CSK game at the Ekana Stadium on May 15.

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Akash played his first match of the season And shook the CSK top order by taking the wickets of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson and Urvil Patel. Right after Ruturaj’s wicket, he took out a note which read,

“#AktionFire – Akash knows how to take wickets in a T20 game.”

This trend started last year when Abhishek Sharma penned a message for SRH fans and it has continued this season too, first Raghu Sharma did the same and then Urvil Patel showed a message dedicated to his father.

But by the time Sky removed it, Stan said it was time to put the papers away. The South African legend said in a tweet that the note celebration is no longer in trend and was never in fashion.

Stan said on

Why did Akash pull the note celebration?

During the match, commentators asked Justin Langer about Akash’s celebration and he said that he was not aware of it and it was something that he would have to look into.

But, Akash revealed this after the end of the first innings, saying that there was no reason behind it and the chit was meant to serve as a motivation for him.

Akash said, “It just motivates me. There is no reason behind it. I will keep supporting whoever motivates me during the game.”

It will be interesting to see whether the players will now follow Steyn’s advice and look for new celebrations during matches.

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