Cricketing Trends on Social Media Today

Twitter on Friday erupted after India’s limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. The list was approved by the Sports Ministry on Friday and congratulatory wishes poured in for the explosive opener in no time.

Before Rohit, only three more Indian cricketers– Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli have received India’s highest sporting honour. Mumbai Indians also shared an adorable picture with daughter Samaira and wife Ritika as they left to UAE for IPL 2020. Earlier, Rohit had posted a picture on Instagram of Samaira organising his cricket kit.

Meanwhile, many franchises shared photos of their players boarding the UAE flight. Royal Challengers Bangalore also shared a group photo of all their players in flight. However, as the squad was wearing masks and face shields, skipper Virat Kohli wasn’t spotted in the picture. Kohli himself shared a photo on his social media handles after landing in UAE.

Delhi Capitals also shared clips and videos of their players before they checked in the flight to UAE. The Delhi franchise also shared a video featuring skipper Shreyas Iyer where he expressed his excitement to get back on the field and lead the franchise to its maiden IPL trophy.

1. Delhi Capitals share a video of skipper Shreyas Iyer

The leader meets the pack 😎#SkipperShreyas is stoked to meet his squad and get back on the field soon 🤩#Dream11IPL #YehHaiNayiDilli @ShreyasIyer15 pic.twitter.com/19KPjqSF7l

— Delhi Capitals (Tweeting from 🏠) (@DelhiCapitals) August 21, 2020

2. Rajasthan Royals congratulate Rohit Sharma

Congratulating Hitman on winning the #RajivGandhiKhelRatna award. 👏

See you soon on the field, @ImRo45. 😁#HallaBol pic.twitter.com/xOodCcwDmY

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) August 21, 2020

3. Mumbai Indians extend wishes to Rohit Sharma for winning Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

A record-breaking 5️⃣ centuries at the @cricketworldcup & a smashing debut as a Test opener 👌

Highest sporting honour of India – Rohit Sharma is now a #RajivGandhiKhelRatna awardee 🏅#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/2owIEQSCaP

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 21, 2020

4. RCB skipper Virat Kohli lands in Dubai

You’ve all been asking! So there you go. Captain Kohli is in the house! 🤩👍🏻#PlayBold #IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/gI0ypUHoxP

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) August 21, 2020

5. Delhi Capitals share photos of their players

📸: Here are some snapshots from when DC stars got together at the Mumbai hotel.#YehHaiNayiDilli pic.twitter.com/k5Q4KdzMDU

— Delhi Capitals (Tweeting from 🏠) (@DelhiCapitals) August 21, 2020

6. Shubman Gill shares a picture from Abu Dhabi

Picture-perfect 💜👌 #AbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/GcEvr0C7pO

— Shubman Gill (@RealShubmanGill) August 21, 2020

7. Iqbal Abdullah congratulates Rohit for being awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Congratulations @ImRo45 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2020,
We are proud of you, Hitman! #legend 🏏🙌🏻

— IQBAL ABDULLAH (@iqqiabdullah) August 21, 2020

8. Fellow opener Shikhar Dhawan congratulates Rohit Sharma

Congratulations on the being conferred with the prestigious #KhelRatnaAward partner! Proud of you bro 👏 @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/XKHhVSaLRO

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) August 21, 2020

9. Yuvraj Singh heaps praise on Rohit Sharma for winning the prestigious Khel Ratna award

Congratulations @ImRo45. Well done and very well deserved! I pray that you continue to do well and bring laurels to our country 🇮🇳 👍🏻 #KhelRatnaAward pic.twitter.com/vYncFEn90z

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) August 21, 2020

10. Deep Das Gupta heaps praise on Zack Crawley

Zack Crawley so easy on the eye and thankfully not manufactured .Have a lil bit of KP kinda presence . Top knock #ENGvsPAK

— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) August 21, 2020

11. Ravi Ashwin shares a video wearing COVID-19 protection gear

Mission mars!! #covid19 #cricket #ipl #tourdiaries pic.twitter.com/pRLkwF3aJF

— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) August 21, 2020

12. Washington Sundar shares a picture with Yuzvendra Chahal during their flight

The new groom in town! 😉 pic.twitter.com/I8HkG2sFLb

— Washington Sundar (@Sundarwashi5) August 21, 2020

13. S. Badrinath congratulates Rohit Sharma for winning Khel Ratna

Congratulations 👏🏼🇮🇳 @ImRo45 and @ImIshant #KhelRatna #ArjunaAward

— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) August 21, 2020

14. Mumbai Indians share a picture of Dhawal Kulkarni and his daughter

👨‍👧 Daddy Dhawal and daughter Nitara have checked-in ✅

More 📸 checking in soon on https://t.co/gylcfxrjSy#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/0QqYtRF468

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 21, 2020

15. Veda Krishnamurthy congratulates Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma and Deepti Sharma

Congratulations to @ImRo45 on winning the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and to @ImIshant and @Deepti_Sharma06 on being awarded the Arjuna Award. 👏👏

— Veda Krishnamurthy (@vedakmurthy08) August 21, 2020