Sign language redefines IPL viewing for deaf fans

SECONDS AFTER VIRAT Kohli is dismissed during the Royal Challengers Bangalore match against Lucknow Super Giants on April 2, Kinjal Shah's expression on the bottom right-hand corner of the television screen catches the atmosphere at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

- VENKATA KRISHNA B

With her right index finger, she draws an imaginary circle, indicating the stadium, before making a screaming expression. The next moment, both her hands come down together, palms down, indicating the drop in noise levels.

Then, it's finger on the lips to indicate the total silence at the stadium. In a matter of seconds, the deaf community experiences what a pin-drop silence feels like in a packed arena of nearly 35,000.