Cricketing Trends on Social Media today

Here's how cricketers spent their time on social media.

Published - 26 Nov 2020, 22:31 IST | Updated - 26 Nov 2020, 22:31 IST

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The cricketing trends on social media revolved around various events on Thursday with cricketers expressing themselves through their official handle. The buzz was around the three matches to be played on Friday. India is set to finally return to international cricket with the first of the three-match ODI series against Australia to be played in Sydney on Friday.

The Indian cricketers were excited to play for the country again after a long gap and Shreyas Iyer posted a picture wearing the Retro Jersey. Meanwhile 26/11 marked 12th anniversary of the Mumbai Terror Attacks back in 2008 and most from the cricketing fraternity paid tribute to the martyrs saluting them. Abhishek Nayar announced that he will commentating in Hindi during the South Africa vs England T20I series set to commence on Friday.

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli commenting on lack of clarity over Rohit Sharma’s injury also created a buzz on social media on Thursday evening. Manoj Tiwary also came across the comment and took a dig at the whole matter. Various speculations are being made over Rohit’s injury and there is no clarity yet on the matter with different people commenting different things.

1. Kevin Pietersen excited to play Golf on a vacation

Going to play golf…! #GolfWell #FlyWell #LiveWell pic.twitter.com/s5Ta5xxjdZ
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) November 26, 2020

2. Manoj Tiwary’s dig at Virat Kohli’s comments on Rohit Sharma’s injury

Lack of clarity has different meaning when it comes out from the mouth of two different individuals. If u smeeeellllllll Wat d rock is cooking 🤔
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) November 26, 2020

3. Naman Ojha is missing Diego Maradona who passed away on Thursday

RIP Maradona. You will be missed pic.twitter.com/d5eeCQyrLz
— Naman Ojha (@namanojha35) November 26, 2020

4. Tabraiz Shamsi is enjoying watching cricket on Twitter

Unbelievable scenes 😎 ….this looks like proper fun! https://t.co/ETU6d5k71s
— Tabraiz Shamsi (@shamsi90) November 26, 2020

5. RP Singh pays tribute to brave hearts of 26/11 Mumbai attacks

नमन है उन वीरों को जिन पर देश को हमेशा नाज़ रहेगा.
The Bravehearts like #TukaramOmble and #SandeepUnnikrishnan sacrificed their lives for the nation. Remembering the real icons.🙏 #MumbaiTerrorAttacks #martyrs pic.twitter.com/nboecimPtD
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) November 26, 2020

6. Umesh Yadav posts a picture with his teammates in Australia

Talking cricket 🏏🗣️ @ashwinravi99 @ajinkyarahane88 @deepak_chahar9 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/7P8euP78AV
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh) November 26, 2020

7. Mohammad Kaif salutes the martyrs of Mumbai Terror Attack in 2008

26/11 tells us what hate can demolish and compassion can rebuild. Remembering the victims and saluting the martyrs #MumbaiTerrorAttack pic.twitter.com/xB5PRjMHDc
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 26, 2020

8. Suresh Raina loves reading the book on Rohit Sharma

Congratulations to @vijaylokapally & @gikkukrishnan on the book “The Hitman” @ImRo45. Wishing lots of success 👍 pic.twitter.com/VgWHmVxIn2
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) November 26, 2020

9. Vinod Kambli gets nostalgic over India’s Retro Jersey ahead of Australia ODIs

This was the first time I wore the coloured jersey for India 🇮🇳
It was a proud moment as it was also going to be my first world cup.
Seeing this jersey making a comeback in #AUSvIND will be kind of nostalgic.#ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/aNjEog5fss
— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349) November 26, 2020

10. Sam Billings has a valid question to ask?

Why are geniuses not truly celebrated/appreciated until they leave us?
— Sam Billings (@sambillings) November 26, 2020

11. Shikhar Dhawan remembers the martyrs of 26/11 Mumbai Attacks

Let’s remember all the brave ones who laid down their lives in service of others. Thinking about those who lost their loved ones too. #MumbaiTerrorAttack pic.twitter.com/TtWQCcx56J
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) November 26, 2020

12. Abhishek Nayar is set to do Hindi commentary in SA vs ENG series

#SAvENG + Hindi commentary = ❤️
Catch the T20Is, ab Hindi mein with me from Nov 27 at 9:30 PM on Star Sports & Disney+Hotstar VIP.
— abhishek nayar (@abhisheknayar1) November 26, 2020

13. Suryakumar Yadav is back to the grind after a short break

Back to the GRIND 🔥 pic.twitter.com/WyncbptA7o
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) November 26, 2020

14. Shreyas Iyer is pumped to represent India again

Couldn't be more pumped up to be back representing my country! We're in this together #TeamIndia 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/HWFEbBv8BV
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) November 26, 2020

15. Aakash Chopra is impressed with the kid playing cricket