Twitter reacts as Imran Tahir pulls off his trademark celebration in World Cup opener at The Oval

What a start. Faf pulls a rabbit out of the hat and it's a Tahir!!

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)

Stokes looking completely different player from what we saw in the IPL: more resourceful and authoritative

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)

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-> Imran Tahir became the first spinner to bowl the first over of a World Cup.



-> Only the 2nd time a wicket fell in the first over of a World Cup.

John Wright got out on the first legitimate ball of the CWC 1992.

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)

Tahir started from where he finished IPL.

What A bowler at the age of 40 and that energetic celebration 🙌

— Neha Jha🏏 (@happiness_msd7)

40 years two months and three days old, and he takes a wicket with the second delivery of the Cricket World Cup. Imran Tahir is a legend!

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj)

Listening on the radio driving to work , is Tahir on his celebration run back to South Africa 😂

— ryan mathew (@ryan_mathew1)

I’m just here for the Tahir wicket taking celebrations .... 🏃🏾‍♂️

— Alexis Nunes (@alexisenunes)

CSK nailing RR again

— Introvert (@BoredCricketFan)

England's innings going backwards sadly

— Ian Pont (@Ponty100mph)

Faf has led the side well. I know...said it earlier too. He’s really rotated his key bowlers well. Three or four spells at crucial stages of the game. Let’s see how England responds in the last ten...

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)

Wow ! A 40 year old Tahir opens the bowling and gets Jonny Bairstow second ball of the match.

Out of the box- is this going to be the theme of this World Cup

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)

Tahir goes for running celebration with nobody comes in his way.

— Prasad (@KyaBaat5)

 Over confident England team as usual! Hulle gaan kak!!!

— ₱ⱤɄĐɆ₦₵Ɇ🏆 (@Pru_back)