The 2025 IPL season has brought many surprises, but none quite like Lucknow Super Giants' rising spinner, Digvesh Rathi.
With every wicket he grabs, Rathi pulls off a unique act, pretending to jot something down in a notebook. It has caught everyone’s attention.
Rathi revealed the meaning of his celebration, stating that he bought a real notebook to write down the names of the players he dismissed this season.
IPL 2025: Digvesh Rathi notebook celebration meaning and origin
Rathi first brought out the 'notebook' move after taking his debut wicket in IPL 2025. His victim? Priyansh Arya - a player he knows well from their time in the South Delhi Superstarz team.
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That moment sparked what would become a regular and much-talked-about celebration for the Lucknow youngster.
In an interview, Rathi mentioned that the idea came from a simple thought: he wanted to note down the names of the players he took out, "I have bought a notebook & want to write down the names of all those wickets I took & take it with me."
विकेट लेने के बाद ऐसा सेलिब्रेशन क्यों करते हैं दिग्वेश राठी @LucknowIPL pic.twitter.com/eUDTIZyIZ5
— Abhishek Tripathi / अभिषेक त्रिपाठी (@abhishereporter) May 18, 2025
How has Digvesh Rathi performed in IPL 2025?
Rathi wasn’t one of the big signings of the season. In fact, he was picked up by LSG for just INR 30 lakhs.
But he turned out to be one of their most effective bowlers. He’s picked up 12 wickets this season with an economy of 8.09, even outperforming senior spinner Ravi Bishnoi.
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He’s bowled in key phases, including the death overs, showing how much confidence the Lucknow management has in him.
Full list of wickets taken by Digvesh Rathi in IPL 2025
Here’s the complete list of batters who have fallen to Rathi’s spin this season:
| Player Name | Wickets Taken |
|---|---|
| Priyansh Arya | 1 |
| Jos Buttler | 1 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 1 |
| Naman Dhir | 1 |
| Sunil Narine | 1 |
| V. Nigam | 1 |
| Axar Patel | 1 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 2 |
| Ryan Rickelton | 1 |
| Vijay Shankar | 1 |
| Anshul Verma | 1 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 1 |
| Total | 13 |