Delhi leg-spinner Medhavi Bidhuri goes viral with '6-7' celebration, switches No. 12 to No. 67 jersey on sister's suggestion
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Delhi leg-spinner Medhavi Bidhuri went viral for her '6-7' celebration in the Women's DPL 2026.
- She switched from her usual No. 12 jersey to No. 67 on her younger sister's suggestion.
- Bidhuri took two wickets in the tournament opener for Central Delhi Queens.
Delhi leg-spinner Medhavi Bidhuri goes viral with '6-7' celebration
Domestic cricket rarely produces an overnight internet sensation, but Medhavi Bidhuri managed it inside the opening round of the Women's Delhi Premier League 2026. The 20-year-old leg-spinner's wicket celebration has been shared across social media, and the story behind it is even more fascinating.
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Bidhuri struck twice for Central Delhi Queens against defending champions South Delhi Superstarz in the tournament opener on August 20. After removing Nishika Singh in the 16th over, she broke into the now-familiar '6-7' hand gesture, moving both hands up and down in a loose seesaw motion.
The clip spread quickly, with the official DPL Instagram handle among those reacting. "No way she hit the '67'. Medhavi surely is chronically online," the account posted.
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South Delhi Superstarz went on to win the match by 29 runs, but the result was quickly overshadowed by the celebration and the tale of how a jersey number turned a routine wicket into the talking point of the opening round.
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Why Medhavi Bidhuri switched from No. 12 to the No. 67 jersey
Bidhuri explained that the celebration was born entirely out of a change in her shirt number, prompted by a suggestion from her younger sibling. "This is '67'. This is trending right now and my little sister is Gen Z, so she told me to wear the jersey number 67 and do this celebration," Bidhuri said.
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Speaking to content creator Abhishek Pandey, she offered the fuller version of events, revealing that her preferred number had already been taken. "Nothing, just my jersey number is 12 but it was occupied and my little sister is a bit Gen Z, so she told me to take the 67 jersey and thus the celebration was born," she said.
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The '6-7' gesture has become one of the defining internet memes of the Gen Z and Gen Alpha era, despite having no single fixed meaning. It has spread widely across sport, with former Delhi Daredevils icons Kevin Pietersen, David Warner and Brazilian legend Casemiro all having used it at some point.
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What did Medhavi Bidhuri have to say about the opener
While the fanfare might have made her viral, Bidhuri is no newcomer to Delhi cricket, having been part of the city's domestic setup for several years. She had previously featured for South Delhi Superstarz in the Delhi Premier League 2025, where she produced figures of 3 for 26 in the final.
This season she turns out for Central Delhi Queens, and her approach in the opener was built on containment rather than chasing scalps. "I was mainly wanting not to give away boundaries and I wanted that most of my balls were dots. I didn't come to take wickets," Bidhuri said of her spell.
She was measured about the defeat, focusing instead on what the side could learn. "It was pretty good. Many things were settled in our team. We learnt many things that we don't want to repeat in the next match," she said, before adding that her bowlers deserved credit. "Our bowlers bowled each ball pretty well. They tried a lot."
Bidhuri was clear about where the improvement needs to come. "I want for all the batters who played underconfidently to play with a bit more confidence and show in the next match that they are also hitters," she said. Asked whether the Purple Cap was within reach this season, she replied simply, "Hopefully."
Why the viral moment could work in Bidhuri's favour
There is a temptation to dismiss this as a passing internet fad, but moments like these carry real value for women's domestic cricket in India. State leagues such as the DPL rarely break through to a mainstream audience, and a single celebration has done more to put Central Delhi Queens in front of casual fans than any amount of scheduling or promotion could manage.
The more interesting question is whether the attention helps or hinders her. Bidhuri's own answers suggest a cricketer far more focused on dot balls and economy than on going viral, which is exactly the mindset that turns a promising leg-spinner into a WPL prospect.
If she backs up the celebration with wickets across the season, the No. 67 shirt may end up being remembered for the bowling rather than the meme.
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