Cricketing Trends on Social Media today

The cricketing trends on social media today revolved around India’s victory in Antigua and Ben Stokes‘ heroics in the third Ashes Test at Headingley. Many of the former and current cricketers still failed to come to terms with what happened in Leeds. Stokes scored 135* runs and stitched a last-wicket partnership of 76* runs with Jack Leach to help England gun down a record chase of 359 runs and kept the Ashes alive.

India, on the same day, thrashed the Windies by 318 runs in the first of the two-match Test series in Antigua. They had set 419 runs for the home side to win. But the Jason Holder-side was folded for just 100 runs in the second innings with Jasprit Bumrah returning with the figures of 5/7. Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Aakash Chopra were delighted after the victory and expressed their elation on their respective official Twitter handles.

New Zealand also won the second Test against Sri Lanka to level the series in Colombo. They extended their lead to 187 runs on the final day and then had 90 overs to bowl Sri Lanka out. The home side were reduced to 32/5 in the first session itself but then Dimuth Karunaratne and Niroshan Dickwella delayed the inevitable for a while and the latter kept the fight going only to lose his wicket with 15 minutes to go when the umpires start to consider the lights.

Sri Lanka were bundled out for 122 runs in the second innings and lost the game by an innings and 65 runs and lost a great opportunity to win the series.

1. Akhtar in awe of Stokes

Mighty Ben Stokes made impossible possible.. pic.twitter.com/ti8n8Djuhz

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 26, 2019

2. Taylor and his wife in Indian attire

I hope our Indian attire was up to standards? pic.twitter.com/5k1tweQfhA

— Brendan Taylor (@BrendanTaylor86) August 26, 2019

3. Mandhana’s inspiration

There are so many in this world who touch our lives in so many ways with just their mere presence. @serenawilliams has been that person for me since I was a little dreamy-eyed kid. On Equality Day, I would like to thank her for inspiring me to chase my dreams. #HerSportsStory

— Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti) August 26, 2019

4. Swann is smiling

This makes me smile. A lot! https://t.co/o3jDpQVfPM

— Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) August 26, 2019

5. Kohli congratulates Sumit Nagal

And congratulations to @nagalsumit for qualifying for the #USOpen. A humongous task facing the great @rogerfederer, but we will be cheering for you. Best Wishes and Goodluck ????????????

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 26, 2019

6. Kohli is delighted after winning

Clinical Victory and outstanding bowling effort! ???????? pic.twitter.com/R0albJnEbz

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 26, 2019

7. Compton wants Carey to play

How Alex Carey does not play is beyond me.. better than Wade and Paine. The ball reverses in England and especially on the dry wickets and surfaces we find on modern grounds – Starc is a must! #ashes

— Nick Compton (@thecompdog) August 26, 2019

8. KL Rahul lauds team effort in Antigua

Outstanding team effort????
On to Jamaica for the next one ???????? pic.twitter.com/JGsVUYem3z

— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) August 26, 2019

9. Tiwary with Maximus

Here it is Ours Maximus @Calcutta_Times #InternationalDogDay pic.twitter.com/i9Z1msdpss

— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) August 26, 2019

10. Elliott is delighted after NZ victory

Great win by the @BLACKCAPS and congrats to Tim Southee on his 250th scalp and @B_Jwatling going top of the all time keepers for NZ. Looking forward to following the @ICC test championship. #BACKTHEBLACKCAPS

— Grant Elliott (@grantelliottnz) August 26, 2019

11. Hasan Ali’s tweet about love

Kisi ne sach hi kaha hai mohabat ki koi had koi sarhad nahi hoti.Aaj hum rango me itne bikhre hai,ye bhul gaye ki jo rang tere parchm me hai wo hi rang mere parchm me hai.Daulat,zaat,khudgarzi ko humne apni mohabat ki chadar se dhaka hai, khuda is chadar ko humesha salamat rakhna pic.twitter.com/64tbwvD1CR

— Hassan Ali ???????? (@RealHa55an) August 26, 2019

12. Hardik’s tweet for Bumrah and Sindhu

Super Sunday ???????? Congratulations ???? #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/qiFbIyXsxG

— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 26, 2019

13. Chopra tells about World Test Championship

Playing fewer Tests in the World Test Championship should be a bad thing….but it isn’t. On the contrary, it’s an advantage. India beating WI fetched them 60 points. England beating Australia in #TheAshes got them 24 points. Go figure.

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 26, 2019

14. Raina in Gym

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— Suresh Raina???????? (@ImRaina) August 26, 2019

15. Junior Bell batting

Cricket fever continues in the Bell household… First the @cricketworldcup now the #Ashes and just basically @benstokes38 ???????????? @englandcricket pic.twitter.com/zp5kqgxQdf

— Ian Bell (@Ian_Bell) August 26, 2019