Cricketing Trends on Social Media today

The cricketing trends on social media revolved today around England’s historic series whitewash over Sri Lanka in Colombo in the three-match Test series. A lot of current and former England cricketers expressed their delight over the sensational achievement of the team under the captaincy of Joe Root. Though Sri Lanka tried their best with Kusal Mendis and Malinda Pushpakumara resisting a little too much for England’s comfort, the defeat looked inevitable for them on the third day itself.

Yasir Shah also hogged limelight on the day as he picked a superb eight-wicket haul to dismantle New Zealand in the first innings. He ended up with the magical figures of 8/41 as the Kiwis collapsed to 90/10 from being comfortable at 50/0. The leggie continued to hurt the opposition by picking two more wickets in the second innings as well. He snaffled the likes of Kane Williamson and Jeet Raval while Taylor and Latham continued to roll along bravely on a turning pitch.

The Indian cricketers, meanwhile, remembered the heroes of 26/11 Mumbai attacks as it was the tenth anniversary of the unfortunate incident. Rohit Sharma and Sachin Tendulkar lauded the brave Mumbai Police and the men who lost their lives while trying to shot down the terrorists and hailed them.

1. Jennings delighted

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What an unforgettable series and tour to be a part of! Some amazing performances and incredible test matches to look back on!! Thanks to everyone that came out to support us!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇱🇰

A post shared by Keaton Jennings (@keatonjetjennings) on Nov 26, 2018 at 4:55am PST

2. Tanveer lauds Yasir

Brilliant spell of bowling by @Shah64Y treat to watch,legspin at its best #PAKvsNZ

— Sohail Tanveer (@sohailmalik614) November 26, 2018

3. Muzumdar happy for Mumbai

And Mumbai under 23s won an amazing game. Deficit by 209 in 1st innings went on to win the match. Steely nerves,hurt ego n exquisite planning. Some attributes.Thought I will share with the fans. @NorthStandGang @MumbaiCricAssoc @ClaytonMurzello @pdevendra

— Amol Muzumdar (@amolmuzumdar11) November 26, 2018

4. Prior Lauds England team

And of course congratulations to @root66 and the whole @englandcricket team for the 3-0 victory in Sri Lanka! Doing things no other England team has done before is pretty impressive. Exciting times ahead for that group of players and English cricket in general

— Matt Prior (@MattPrior13) November 26, 2018

5. James Taylor – a happy selector

Outstanding efforts from everyone involved all trip!! Awesome to watch! So pleased for the boys! 👏👌🙌 #SRIvENG pic.twitter.com/lNmz8MZcVo

— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20) November 26, 2018

6. Sachin remembers the heroes

Life sirf lambi nahi, badi bhi honi chahiye. This stands true for all the brave people who protected and served during the #MumbaiTerrorAttack. They proved that no matter what may come, we shall stand united and tall against terror. #2611MumbaiAttacks #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/qEQQs9t8uO

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 26, 2018

7. Rohit remembers the brave people

It's been 10 years since the #MumbaiTerrorAttack – let's remember all the brave men and women out there who courageously laid down their lives to protect thousands of others and ensured their safety… Your sacrifice will never be forgotten 🇮🇳 🙏

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) November 26, 2018

8. Ramiz in awe of Yasir

Best I have seen Yasir Shah bowl, a master class and a compelling watch!

— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) November 26, 2018

9. Afridi happy for Yasir

Sensational bowling performance by Yasir Shah today! What a champion, a dream day for the leg-spinner. He's on the road to become Pakistan's greatest ever spin bowler. #PAKvNZ

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) November 26, 2018

10. Fawad lauds the superstar

An absolute 🍑 to remove Kane Williamson
10fa in a day and he’s still going @Shah64Y
Whatta Super Star 🌟 #PakvNZ #Legspinbrigade #spintowin

— Fawad Ahmed (@bachaji23) November 26, 2018

11. Badri chilling on an off day

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Chilling on an off day with this champion guy @ashikhabibullah , FYI thinks he is always on an F1 track 🚗 🏁…😂☝🏻🤪🙏🏻#dubaidiaries

A post shared by S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) on Nov 26, 2018 at 3:56am PST

12. Arnold cautious

Ok… ok no need to flood my timeline or have a go at me #justsaying pic.twitter.com/qkqxJlpAz5

— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) November 26, 2018

13. Jordan with Jofra

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What a day! Big Thank you to @southgate1979 and the entire @mercedesamgf1 team for making us feel so welcome.. 🙏🏾🙏🏾

A post shared by Chris Jordan (@cjrjordan) on Nov 26, 2018 at 3:18am PST

14. Arnold lauds England

Congratulations to England … great to watch and great guys too. #ENGvSL

— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) November 26, 2018

15. Vaughan delighted with the whitewash

Great achievement @root66 .. 3-0 Whitewash in the Sub continent is a fantastic effort ! The best thing for me was every single player contributed at some stage .. a real TEAM effort .. #WellDone

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 26, 2018