India, May 16 -- The paper-note celebration has now received its first high-profile pushback, and it has come from Dale Steyn. The former South African fast bowler took to X (formerly Twitter) after Lucknow Super Giants pacer Akash Singh became the latest IPL 2026 player to pull out a written note during a celebration. Steyn did not name Akash directly, but his post landed soon after the LSG seamer's viral celebration against the Chennai Super Kings.

"Time to put the papers away. It ain't trending no more. Actually, to be honest, never really was," Steyn wrote on X.

The comment came after Akash displayed a paper note during his three-wicket spell against CSK. He finished with 3/26 in four overs and later said the note worked as a source...