Cricketing Trends on the Social Media today

Here is how the cricketing fraternity spent their day on Twitter and Instagram today.

Published - 20 Apr 2019, 23:48 IST | Updated - 20 Apr 2019, 23:48 IST

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The cricketing trends on the social media revolved around a number of incidents, involving the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Mumbai Indians (MI) locked horns in the first of today’s doubleheader and it was the hosts, captained by their newly-appointed skipper Steve Smith, who came out trumps by five wickets. With the triumph, RR won both their games against MI this season.

MI leg-spinner Rahul Chahar picked up three top-order wickets, but he’s in no mood to drop the towel. Former Indian cricketer RP Singh was delighted with Chahar. Moreover, he was also impressed to see the 29-ball 43 from 17-year-old Riyan Parag. The youngster didn’t die wondering and played his strokes freely. Hemang Badani was happy after Smith was appointed as the RR captain, replacing Ajinkya Rahane.

Aakash Chopra felt that some of the knocks in this edition’s IPL have put a negative impact on the team’s performances. He cited the 20-ball 9 from Robin Uthappa in yesterday’s match between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens.

Aaron Finch posted a picture along with Peter Handscomb. Both of them plays for Victoria in the domestic circuit. South African pacer Dale Steyn passed his condolences for the family of Scotland cricketer Con de Lange, who passed away recently.

1. Dean Jones has an important question

Did Ashwin really try to runout the non striker again? 🤔
— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) April 20, 2019

ICYMI:

Shikhar Dhawan is extremely cautious against Ravi Ashwin 😂 #DCvKXIP #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/WNuZhSkwxe
— Deepak Raj Verma (@DeVeDeTr) April 20, 2019

2. Lisa impressed by Manjrekar’s concentration

Nice work @sanjaymanjrekar, look at your concentration. Great technique #bellringing 😁 pic.twitter.com/sxlCRsSZvy
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) April 20, 2019

3. Finch with Handscomb

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#sarahgetshandsy @phandscomb54 😍🧖🏼‍♀️💍
A post shared by Aaron Finch (@aaronfinch5) on Apr 20, 2019 at 8:29am PDT

4. A determined Rahul Chahar

Hard luck today. But will definitely continue to fight 👊🏻 @mipaltan
— Rahul Chahar (@rdchahar1) April 20, 2019

5. RP Singh happy with youngsters

Two young guns impressing today! Chahar was good last time too and Parag's innings was vital too must hace learnt alot batting with @stevesmith49 #RRvMI
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) April 20, 2019

6. Morgan in Birmingham

Today we were in Birmingham for @cricketworldcup Wickets launch! Take a selfie with the mural and tag #CWC19Birmingham for a chance to win tickets to England V India! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/bRVXct5Acv
— Eoin Morgan (@Eoin16) April 20, 2019

7. An excited Virat Kohli

Hey guys, I’m super excited to announce that Mobile Premier League is now the Number 1 Gaming App in India 🇮🇳🙏 Ab har gully se hero niklega jab saara India MPL khelega 👊👊👊 Download the @plaympl app today, play some of India's most popular games and win big everyday! 😎 pic.twitter.com/OORlRE8OB6
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) April 20, 2019

8. Badani lauds Steve Smith

Some are born leaders and some are made leaders. @stevesmith49 to me is a born leader. We saw it again, first game as captain for the @rajasthanroyals and he soaked in the pressure beautifully. Happy to see him bat till the end and finish the game #RRvMI
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) April 20, 2019

9. Aakash Chopra lashes out

Uthappa yesterday. Suryakumar today. Rahul and Sarfraz the other day. Some knocks have a negative impact on team’s performance. Sometimes, getting out is better than scoring runs. #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 20, 2019

10. Aftab Alam enjoying

After hard day practice match in #SouthAfrica back to recovery time #swimming #master #AA55👍#team Afghanistan 🇦🇫 training camp pic.twitter.com/nRMNRPzm1o
— Aftab Alam 55 (@aftabalam55786) April 20, 2019

11. Shadab Khan’s new DP

#NewProfilePic #CWC2019 pic.twitter.com/00pDXnZ3Z3
— Shadab Khan (@76Shadabkhan) April 20, 2019

12. Irfan praises Riyan Parag

This boy Riyan Parag has Solid cricketing attitude 💪👍🏻 #Assam #RRvsMI
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 20, 2019

13. Manjrekar has a message

Hardik Pandya the weakest link in the MI attack bowls first over. Rahane gets 1 run off 3 balls. Samson gets 8 off next 3. #RR
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) April 20, 2019

14. Dale Steyn tweets for Con de Lange

My sincere condolences to the family and close friends of Con de Lange
The world and cricket family have lost another brother, but you’ll forever be remembered. Rip our friend pic.twitter.com/fRi7cjGCbU
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) April 20, 2019

15. Arnold wishes