New Delhi: While several players are celebrating milestones with the now-viral ‘chit jashan’ – pulling out handwritten notes from their pockets after important moments – Deepak Chahar has come up with his own humorous take on the trend. Mumbai IndiansMatch against Kolkata Knight Riders.Defending 147/8, Chahar opened the innings under pressure as KKR opener Finn Allen smashed him for back-to-back boundaries. But the MI pacer bounced back on the last delivery of the over, dismissing Allen.What happened next caught everyone’s attention.After taking the wicket, Chahar pretended to take out an imaginary chit from his pocket and gestured to the crowd. His colleagues, expecting him to actually produce a note, laughed when they realized there was no chit.‘Chit Celebration’ has emerged as one of the biggest trends of IPL 2026. It all started when Abhishek Sharma celebrated his century by pulling out a handwritten note that read: “This is for the Orange Army.”Since then, several players have joined the trend, including Arul Patel of the Chennai Super Kings, Raghu Sharma of the Mumbai Indians, and most recently Akash Maharaj Singh.However, the celebration has also been criticized by former cricketers.Ambati Rayudu called it “rubbish and nonsense” and questioned why players keep chits in their pockets during matches.Former New Zealand fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan said he was “surprised” by the trend.Meanwhile, former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn also took to social media to mock the celebration, writing: “Time to put the papers away. It’s not a trend anymore. To be honest, it never really was.”As for the match, Mumbai Indians struggled to put together a competitive total and could only manage 147/8 in 20 overs after being sent in to bat.Already out of the playoff race, MI never recovered after slipping to 41/4 inside six overs.Hardik Pandya (26) and Tilak Verma (20) tried to rebuild their 43-run partnership, but it was Corbin Bosch’s unbeaten 32 off 18 balls that helped Mumbai close to 150.For KKR, Saurabh Dubey (2/34), Cameron Green (2/23), Karthik Tyagi (2/37) and Sunil Narine (1/13) did the work with the ball.
