IPL 2026 | Deepak Chahar mocks viral ‘chit celebration’ with hilarious non-chit during KKR vs MI match – WATCH

Deepak Chahar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: While several players celebrated milestones with the now-viral ‘chit celebration’ – pulling handwritten notes out of their pockets after key moments – Deepak Chahar came up with his own hilarious take on the trend during Mumbai Indians’ clash against Kolkata Knight Riders.Defending 147/8, Chahar began the innings under pressure as KKR opener Finn Allen smashed him for back-to-back boundaries. But the MI pacer came back to the final delivery of the over by dismissing Allen.What followed caught everyone’s attention.After taking the wicket, Chahar pretended to take an imaginary paintbrush out of his pocket and pointed at the crowd. His teammates, expecting him to actually make a remark, burst out laughing when they realized he wasn’t talking at all.‘Celebrating chits’ has emerged as one of the biggest trends of IPL 2026. It all started when Abhishek Sharma celebrated his blistering century by pulling out a handwritten note that read, “This is for the Orange Army.”Several players have since joined the trend, including Urvil Patel of Chennai Super Kings, Raghu Sharma of Mumbai Indians and most recently Akash Maharaj Singh.However, the celebrations drew criticism from former cricketers as well.Ambati Rayudu called it “nonsense and nonsense” and questioned why players carry chips in their pockets during matches.Former New Zealand pacer Mitchell McClenaghan said he was “astounded” by the trend.

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Meanwhile, former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn also mocked the celebrations on social media, writing: “Time to put the paper down. It’s not trendy anymore. In fact, to be honest, it never was.”As for the match, Mumbai Indians struggled to put together a competitive total and managed only 147/8 in 20 overs after being sent in to bat.Already knocked out of the play-off race, MI never recovered after slipping to 41/4 in six overs.Hardik Pandya (26) and Tilak Varma (20) tried to restore the 43-run partnership but it was Corbin Bosch’s unbeaten 32 off 18 balls that helped Mumbai close to the 150-run mark.Saurabh Dubey (2/34), Cameron Green (2/23), Kartik Tyagi (2/37) and Sunil Narine (1/13) played with the ball for KKR.