Cricketers have a serious addiction for tattoos and some of them reveal their character. Here are seven IPL players who flaunt some incredibly eye-catching art on their bodies
Cricketers have a serious addiction for tattoos and some of them reveal their character. Here are seven players who flaunt some incredibly eye-catching art on their bodies.
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Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
West Indies' lethal batting gun Chris Gayle got this latest tattoo done on his chest last year. The tattoo shows a lion with a crown on his head and wings on either side.
Shikhar Dhawan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
India batsman Shikhar Dhawan and his wife Ayesha Mukherjee are self-confessed tattoo addicts. The southpaw has a tribal design on his right shoulder, a carpe diem tattoo on the back of his left bicep and another one on his back. Dhawan also has a tattoo of a bird on his left calf.
Virat Kohli
India skipper Virat Kohli has been inked four times and sports two tattoos on each of his arms. On Kohli's left shoulder is his favourite tattoo – a Japanese Samurai warrior with a raised sword. On the inside of his upper right arm is a tattoo describing his zodiac sign, Scorpio.
Ben Stokes (Rising Pune Supergiant)
After a disappointing World T20 final against the West Indies last year, England all-rounder Ben Stokes, the highest paid cricketer in this edition of the IPL, decided to get an image on a phoenix on his right forearm of his body. Let's see if Stokes, like the phoenix, can rise from the ashes this year.
Dale Steyn (Gujarat Lions in 2016)
South African speedster Dale Steyn's tattoos cover most of his left bicep. The tattoos are the colours of the South African flag. Steyn said that they are appropriately patriotic. The leaves are in black though. “And I'm white, that's a joke that I make,” Steyn had told a journalist
Kevin Pietersen (Commentator)
Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen is another lover of tattoos. KP got three lions inked on his upper arm followed by the Roman numerals DCXXVI. In 2015, he got himself inked with the map of the world. According to reports, KP is keen on getting Sanskrit text inked to show his love for India.
Umesh Yadav
India pacer Umesh Yadav has five tattoos on his left hand. Across the shoulder is a tattoo of Lord Shiva and below it is the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra.