Yuzvendra Chahal criticised after recreating Medhavi Bidhuri’s ‘6-7’ celebration in County match
Yuzvendra Chahal drew criticism after reproducing Medhavi Bidhuri’s viral ‘6-7’ celebration while playing for Northamptonshire in a recent County Championship match at Old Trafford, where he dismissed Lancashire batter Joe Moores and then performed the gesture.
The hand movement originated in the Women’s Delhi Premier League 2026 when Delhi leg-spinner Medhavi Bidhuri, representing Central Delhi Queens, used the action after changing her shirt number from 12 to 67 at her younger sister’s suggestion; the celebration involves moving both hands up and down while signalling 6-7 and quickly went viral. The 6-7 trend has since been adopted by global figures, with the article naming David Warner, Kevin Pietersen and Brazilian football star Casemiro as other users of the gesture.
During the County game Chahal reproduced the same sequence after taking Moores’ wicket and later posted footage of his celebration on his social media pages, explicitly acknowledging Bidhuri as the inspiration in his Instagram post. The recreation drew rapid attention online as users shared the clip and commented on the crossover from the Women’s DPL to English domestic cricket.
Public reaction to Chahal’s use of the gesture was mixed: while several fans welcomed the trend’s appearance in a County match, some social media users condemned the spinner’s actions as a mockery of Bidhuri and criticised him for appearing to appropriate a celebration linked to a young player. The criticism concentrated on the perception that Chahal was attempting to steal the spotlight from Bidhuri, who became a viral sensation after first using the gesture.
Social media posts cited in the article illustrated the range of responses, including: "Yuzi Chahal just unlocked a New resolution… Cricketers ka Amir Khan 💀 pic.twitter.com/IpmvMhaFf8" and "Yuzvendra Chahal Hacked the algorithm of social media… 😂😂☠️… https://t.co/U9G1QV9aze". Additional quoted posts included: "Yuzi Chahal posted this from his instagram account. Copying the 6-7 action of Medhavi. Yuzi bhai trying hard to come in good books of a 20 year old girl 🤡Kabhi kabhi lagta Dhanashree was right 😆 pic.twitter.com/9EgPYpUDLg" and "6 7 viral trend video posted by Yuzi Chahal after taking a wicket.-I hope this guy is not behind the girl😭 pic.twitter.com/UkvY8aJy7d Sharam krle darinde 😭U r fully grown and divorced man N she is just a kid https://t.co/VD89cDr8pp".
The piece notes Chahal’s established reputation as an entertainer in world cricket and that he appeared relaxed about performing the celebration, but acknowledges that public reception was not uniformly positive. The article reports that Chahal had recognised Bidhuri as the originator of the gesture in his social post, which was referenced in coverage of the incident.
Yuzvendra Chahal has taken a total of 217 international wickets for India, and he last played for India on August 13, 2023 in a T20 international fixture.