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Watch: KL Rahul says Ronaldo inspiration behind ‘special celebration’ with Kohli

Yea, sort of. You know Virat’s a huge Ronaldo fan: KL Rahul.

Watch: KL Rahul says Ronaldo inspiration behind ‘special celebration’ with Kohli

India's Kannanur Lokesh Rahul (R) and India's Virat Kohli (L) (Photo: AFP)

Stylish wicket-keeper batsman Lokesh Rahul hit a century and guided the Indian cricket team to its victory against England in the opening match of the three-match T20 International tournament. On Tuesday, KL Rahul, who was promoted up in the order for batting at number three in place of skipper Virat Kohli, grasped the opportunity by scoring 101 not out off 54 balls.

After scoring his maiden T20I century, KL Rahul did a dab celebration and then joined captain Virat Kohli in a special celebration. Speaking to Dinesh Karthik, in a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on its official Twitter handle, KL Rahul revealed that Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo was the inspiration behind his celebration with the captain.

“DON’T MISS: From his match-winning century, him going through tough times to coming up with new celebration styles, @klrahul11 speaks to @DineshKarthik post #TeamIndia’s comprehensive 1st T20I win against England,” BCCI captained the video on Twitter.

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Talking about his celebration, KL Rahul said, “By the end of the England series, I want to have a different handshake with all the members in the team right now. I have one with Hardik (Pandya). With Virat you saw it.”

While interviewing Rahul, when Dinesh Karthik asked whether the celebration was taken out from (Cristiano) Ronaldo, to which Rahul replied, “Yea, sort of. You know Virat’s a huge Ronaldo fan”.

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