WATCH: Melbourne Stars pacer Haris Rauf does unique celebration; washes hands, puts on mask after a wicket

Melbourne Stars pacer Haris Rauf pulled off a unique celebration after taking a wicket in his side's clash against Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League on Tuesday. Rauf, who is known for his quirky celebrations after taking a wicket, sent a message with his unique COVID-19-related celebration this time around.

As COVID-19 wreaks havoc across the globe once again, COVID-appropriate behaviour has become the new norm in the world. While social distancing is crucial, healthy habits like wearing a mask and washing hands regularly with soap are among the guidelines that have been laid out by medical experts to stay protected from the contagious virus.

Rauf sent a message to cricket fans around the world by gesturing washing his hands and wearing a mask after taking a wicket. The incident happened in the third over of the Perth Scorchers' innings when opener Kurtis Patterson was dismissed by the Pakistan pacer after getting caught behind.

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Rauf gestured pouring out hand wash and washing his hands before taking out a mask from his pocket and wearing it in what was a unique way of celebrating the wicket. His teammate Beau Webster was also left amused by the celebration as he laughed and clapped while appreciating Rauf.

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After dismissing Patterson, Rauf also managed the wicket of Laurie Evans, who scored a brilliant 69 off 46 balls to help the Perth Scorchers post a strong total of 196 runs on the board. Rauf finished with figures of 2/38 in his four overs in what was a disappointing show from the Melbourne Stars bowlers.

Melbourne Stars failed to chase down the target of 197 runs and were restricted on 149/9 as they ended up losing the game by 47 runs.