South Africa’s superstar opener, Tazmin Brits, brought out a unique bow-and-arrow celebration to commemorate her seventh ODI century against New Zealand in the 2025 World Cup on Monday. After stealing an easy single on the third ball of the 31st over to reach the milestone in only 88 deliveries, she sat down and mimed bringing out an arrow from her quiver and firing it into the crowd with an imaginary bow.

This gesture has been used previously in other sports, like UFC and football, but cricket, being a celebration-shy sport, made it quite fascinating. But for Brits, celebrations like this that give a lift to the fans and the sport itself aren’t new. She’s known to do a ‘ballerina’ gesture when celebrating half-centuries as a tribute to her late father, who passed away during the pandemic

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