Hardik Pandya's famous celebration returns, this time with MrBeast and CarryMinati
Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya recently recreated his signature shrug celebration alongside YouTube stars MrBeast and CarryMinati. The gesture, which became iconic during India's 2024 T20 World Cup victory, was featured in a social media post documenting MrBeast's visit to India.
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Hardik Pandya has brought back one of his most recognisable celebrations, but this time, he had two very different personalities alongside him. The India all-rounder joined hands with global YouTube star MrBeast and popular Indian creator CarryMinati to recreate his famous hands-out shrug celebration.MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is the most subscribed YouTube creator in the world. He became the first individual creator to cross 500 million subscribers earlier this year. CarryMinati, whose real name is Ajey Nagar, is among India’s biggest YouTubers.MrBeast shared the photograph as part of a collection from his recent India visit.
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