IPL 2022: Dale Steyn steals the show with Pushpa celebration during SRH’s photoshoot

It seems that the Sunrisers Hyderabad players are in the perfect frame of mind ahead of the IPL 2022. They made some great buys at the two-day mega auction in Bengaluru last month and have a side that looks promising on paper.

Meanwhile, the SRH players activated the fun mode during a recent photoshoot just days ahead of the commencement of the marquee tournament. While some of them tried to show their lighter side, it was the bowling coach Dale Steyn who stole the show as he emulated Tollywood superstar Allu Arjun’s signature move.

Dale Steyn joins the Pushpa trend

The Sunrisers Hyderabad shared a behind-the-scenes video of the team’s photoshoot and many of them including T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Rahul Tripathi among others were seen having a gala time. Skipper Kane Williamson performed a dance step. However, it was Steyn’s performance that stood out from the rest.

The Proteas pace icon performed the famous ‘Thaggedhe Le’ gesture from the Telugu blockbuster film Pushpa. The video was also posted by the franchise on their official Twitter handle.

Steyn is the latest one to join the trend which has been followed by many players including the likes of Caribbean sensation Dwayne Bravo, senior India batter Shikhar Dhawan, star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, former Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan etc.

Coming back to the Orange Army’s campaign this year, they will be led by Williamson who had led them to the final of the 2018 season. The New Zealand captain was their first-choice retention along with the uncapped Jammu and Kashmir duo of pacer Umran Malik and middle-order batter Abdul Samad. Williamson has been offered a sum of INR 14 crore.

The 2016 winners had a forgettable campaign last season where they had a wooden spoon finish. A new-look SRH unit would now be hoping to rewrite history this time around. Sunrisers Hyderabad will kick off their IPL 2022 campaign against the 2008 winners Rajasthan Royals at the MCA Stadium in Pune on March 29.