Cricketing Trends on Social Media Today

To shrug off their dismal performance in their respective opening fixtures, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders locked horns in the Match 8 of IPL 2020 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Both SRH and KKR came in the match with a revamped squad and multiple changes.

Fans were hoping to witness a solid knock from the England international Jonny Bairstow, especially after his batting heroics of the previous match. In SRH’s opening game against RCB, he had slammed an impressive 43-ball 61. But Bairstow wasn’t able to withstand Pat Cummins’ pace. KKR’s record-breaking signing provided them with an early blow as he castled Bairstow’s off stump in the fourth over of the innings.

It was Manish Pandey who ultimately emerged as SRH’s talisman by smashing a brilliant half-century. On the back of Pandey’s 51 and Wriddhiman Saha’s sluggish 30, SRH managed to amass 142 runs on the board. KKR, in response, steamrolled SRH and their opener Shubman Gill made all the difference.

The youngster slammed a 62-ball 70 and hit 5 fours and 2 sixes to steer KKR to the victory. Eoin Morgan also stayed unbeaten on 42 as Dinesh Karthik and Co registered their first win of IPL 2020. Twitter heaped praise on Gill’s stellar batting display and congratulated KKR for their triumph. Saha, on the other hand, was trolled for his slow knock.

Sunil Gavaskar’s name was also trending on Twitter after the legendary batsman clarified his statement on Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. Gavaskar was yesterday bashed by many fans for allegedly passing a ‘sexist’ remark on Anushka.

He, however, doused the controversy by saying that he was referring to Virat-Anushka’s clip which had surfaced on the internet during the lockdown. In the video, the star couple was seen playing cricket in their building compound. After Gavaskar’s clarification, many fans tweeted in support of him and said that he doesn’t owe an apology to anyone.

1. Mohd Azharuddin extends birthday wishes to former PM Manmohan Singh

Wishing Dr. Mannohan Singh a very Happy Birthday. May the almighty grant him a long life & best health. #latepost pic.twitter.com/DfrxU0WxvB

— Mohammed Azharuddin (@azharflicks) September 26, 2020

2. Pragyan Ojha questions SRH’s batting order

Should #SunRisers have sent @MohammadNabi007 ahead of @Wriddhipops is a question they'd ask themselves to get some momentum in the middle overs to propel that total, but #KKR wiped that chase off rather comfortably in the end.

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) September 26, 2020

3. Kris Srikkanth lauds Shubman Gill for his stellar batting show

Brilliant batting by @RealShubmanGill , amazing knock and grt maturity on finishing the game, will go a long way in international cricket as well and waiting to see it! #IPL2020 #KKRvsSRH

— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) September 26, 2020

4. RP Singh not impressed by Rashid Khan’s bowling stats

Early days but I feel Rashid Khan getting just 1 wicket in eight overs in two matches is going to give SRH headache. Their batting was never strongest . #SRHvKKR #SRHvsKKR #KKRvsSRH

— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) September 26, 2020

5. Lisa Sthalekar feels IPL skippers wouldn’t dare to bat first in the tournament

Hmm 🤔 not sure captains will win the toss & bat first again in this #Dream11IPL That is a shame cause I do feel that does send a strong message.

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) September 26, 2020

6. Sanjay Manjrekar praises Shubman Gill’s batting against Rashid Khan

Driving the leg spin down to long off & jogging a single & then driving the googly down to long on & ambling another single. This is ultimate domination of a spinner. Gill did that to Rashid tonight. #Gill #PureClass

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) September 26, 2020

7. Vinod Kambli lauds youngster Shubman Gill’s impressive batting show

Good fine innings from @RealShubmanGill

Very well playing young man#KKRvSRH pic.twitter.com/e4F3KfgOfe

— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) September 26, 2020

8. Pragyan Ojha hails ‘chill’ Shubman Gill

.@RealShubmanGill is like chill! Main hoon na! 😉#ProGyaan #IPL2020 #KKRvsSRH

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) September 26, 2020

9. Kevin Pietersen feels Shubman should be KKR’s captain

He should be the captain of KKR – @RealShubmanGill.

— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) September 26, 2020

10. Sheldon Cottrell passes a message for all KXIP fans

🗣 #SaluteSingh da message for sadde fans ahead of #RRvKXIP#SaddaPunjab #IPL2020 #KXIP @SaluteCotterell pic.twitter.com/ExLa9xSaJl

— Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) September 26, 2020

11. Joe Root spends his time by playing golf

What a spot! 🏌️‍♂️😍 pic.twitter.com/PA4F3STdf1

— Joe Root (@root66) September 26, 2020

12. Irfan Pathan lauds Dinesh Karthik’s captaincy decisions

Good captainship from @DineshKarthik Rotated the bowlers nicely,Kept extra overs in the bank for the later part of the game . #IPL below par score this by #SRH 8 overs from bhuvi and Rashid has to be wicket taking ones

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 26, 2020

13. Manoj Tiwary praises KKR’s superb bowling effort against SRH

A superb bowling performance by @KKRiders. Everyone chipped in with useful contributions and a well planned one indeed! Now they need to chase down the total. Need to have a solid start.#InsideOut #IPL2020 #KKR #KKRvSRH

— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) September 26, 2020

14. Yuvraj Singh heaps praise on Pat Cummins for making a comeback

Great come back by @patcummins30 ! I think great learning for young fast bowlers after getting hit in first game how quickly he has corrected his lengths and created pressure on srh batsman ! Hallmark of a quality bowler

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) September 26, 2020

15. Hemang Badani congratulates KKR for their impressive show against SRH

Great show of strength from #KKR. The likes of Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan & Pat Cummins coming into their own. Excellent captaincy from @DineshKarthik. Lots of positives from the previous game which is a very good sign @KKRiders #KKRvSRH

— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) September 26, 2020