Cricketing Trends on Social Media today

The cricketing trends on social media today was all about the marquee clash between India and Pakistan at the Old Trafford in Manchester. Yuvraj Singh and Kamran Akmal congratulated Rohit Sharma after he scored his 24th ODI hundred. The former India all-rounder even went on to predict that Rohit would be his ‘Man of the Tournament’. There were several discussions about Virat Kohli as well who became the fastest batsman to 11,000 ODI runs. Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen questioned Sarfaraz Ahmed’s batting approach.

Aakash Chopra and Sanjay Manjrekar was bewildered by the consistency of the Indian run-machine and congratulated him for the achievement. They even reckon that he is on the course to become the greatest batsman ever. Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who will be playing Kapil Dev in the movie ’83, marked his presence at the Old Trafford. Former England skipper Michael Vaughan seemed to have liked the unique shades of the actor and shared a picture on Twitter.

In other news, Suresh Raina celebrated the International Day of Yoga 2019 in Amsterdam. Yusuf Pathan tried pulling the leg of his younger brother Irfan Pathan after he wore the wristwatch that was bought by the former. On the occasion of Father’s Day, Prithvi Shaw called his dad his hero and shared an old picture.

1. KP questions Sarfaraz’s approach

Safaraz 12 off 30 chasing 337?! ????????‍♂️

— Kevin Pietersen???? (@KP24) June 16, 2019

2. Ranveer Singh spends a day out at the Old Trafford

Proper shades @RanveerOfficial !! #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/HPUeWhyYQq

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 16, 2019

3. Azhar Ali’s son enjoyed himself watching the Indo-Pak battle along with some delicious food

MashA Allah enjoying cricket with pakora ???? #CWC19 #INDvPak pic.twitter.com/qM5vTvzeIO

— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_) June 16, 2019

4. Aakash Chopra finds Virat Kohli’s achievement with the bat staggering

Fastest to 11000 ODI runs. The difference is over 50 innings. Staggering. On course to become the greatest ODI batsmen ever…. #Kohli #RunMachine

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 16, 2019

5. RP Singh put up his mid-innings analysis

Big total this, Virat Kohli’s wicket slowed down the run rate but I’d say still a very good total, @TheRealPCB batsmen will have to play out of their skin to reach near the total.#CWC19 #INDvPAK #IndiaVsPakistan

— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) June 16, 2019

6. Suresh Raina celebrated the International Day of Yoga 2019 in Amsterdam along with his wife

Our ancient tradition of #yoga has seeped into everyday lives, improving overall health. Thrilled to see it being practised so widely. Serene start of the day at the #InternationalDayOfYoga2019 in Amsterdam with honourable CM @jairamthakurbjp, Mr @venurajamony & @MickyHoogendijk https://t.co/JrsznKyrNF pic.twitter.com/5nAkYmFImU

— Suresh Raina???????? (@ImRaina) June 16, 2019

7. Nasser Hussain met boxer Amir Iqbal Khan at Old Trafford in Manchester

Great to meet @amirkingkhan at Old Trafford.. loves his cricket !! pic.twitter.com/hv7hVONeMN

— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) June 16, 2019

8. Yusuf Pathan pulls the leg of his younger brother Irfan Pathan

Just happened to notice @IrfanPathan‘s watch ⌚️ during #INDvPAK show

Looks pretty good, someone with nice taste would’ve got it ???? ???? pic.twitter.com/TTkJBZMMfU

— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) June 16, 2019

9. Sachin Tendulkar shares a picture with Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag

With Lara and Viru! ????#IndvPak #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/8XiaEe1yfv

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) June 16, 2019

10. Prithvi Shaw put up a father’s day post; calls him his hero

The greatest gift I ever had came from god, I CALL HIM DAD! Happy Father day my Hero ♥️♥️ pic.twitter.com/8RBtrkhnHj

— Prithvi Shaw (@PrithviShaw) June 16, 2019

11. Kamran Akmal applauded the knock from Rohit Sharma and congratulated Virat Kohli on the milestone

Brilliant ????under-pressure @ImRo45 big match big inning & congratulations to @imVkohli for achieving a milestone of fastest 11000 runs what a player you are unbelievable #IndiaVsPakistan #CWC2019

— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) June 16, 2019

12. The rain gods did hear out Harbhajan Singh

Ruk jaaa barish bas bi kar abh pic.twitter.com/5790hHkA8C

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) June 16, 2019

13. Sanjay Manjrekar is astonished by the consistency of Virat Kohli

Virat’s consistency is just ridiculous. The ultimate yard stick for batting greatness.????????#ViratKohli

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) June 16, 2019

 14. Yuvraj Singh predicts his ‘Man of the Series/Tournament’ for World Cup 2019

Chatting to Rohit at ipl time ! Discussion about getting starts but not getting big runs , and I was like you don’t know what lies ahead of you it’s happening for a reason ! Same words told to me by @sachin_rt before 2011 wcup , my mos of 2019 prediction from india @ImRo45

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) June 16, 2019

15. Shane Watson put up his thoughts about the contest between India and Pakistan

Pakistan versus India in the Cricket World Cup, one of the biggest games in sport!!!
I hope it is a really close game as it deserves to be, but WOW, India have got such a great team. So much depth, so much power ???????????????? #PAKvIND #ICCCricketWorldCup2019

— Shane Watson (@ShaneRWatson33) June 16, 2019