Cricketing trends in Twitter today

Published - 07 Jun 2016, 21:45 IST | Updated - 07 Jun 2016, 21:45 IST

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Cricketing trends in Twitter saw a few birthdays celebrated today. Anjum Chopra called on former Indian opening batsman Deep Dasgupta to wish him a happy birthday while Umesh Yadav’s wife too celebrated her birthday. Virat Kohli ran into AR Rahman shortly after the latter had been announced as the global ambassador for the upcoming Rio Olympics. VVS Laxman was back in the coaching nets, and this time, with the Bengal state team ahead of their Ranji Trophy season. Mitchell McClenaghan showed one and all how to make ‘organic’ coffee while Dean Jones educated a fan on how to bat in English conditions against James Anderson and Stuart Broad. All this and more in this edition of Cricketing trends in Twitter today.

1. Virat Kohli runs into a national icon

An honor to have spent some time with the legend, Mr. @arrahman. Genius at work & epitome of humility. Thank You Sir pic.twitter.com/SQOn8JxqVu
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 6, 2016

2. VVS Laxman spends some quality time with the Bengal cricket team ahead of the Ranji Trophy

Had a satisfying one week with Cricket Association of Bengal's vision 20-20 batsmen?? @BengalRanjiTeam pic.twitter.com/qhOa9xhMgS
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 7, 2016

3. Harbhajan Singh celebrates being ‘Punjabi by nature’

#Udtapunjab known for better things like love,peace,bhaichara,culture,respect,freedom fighters,spotsmans,music,I m a proud PUNJABI nd INDIAN
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) June 7, 2016

4. Mitchell McClenaghan enjoys a ‘cappuccino in the clouds’

My coffee definitely enjoyed the teaspoon of coconut oil it got feed this morning ❤️?? #goodfats… https://t.co/E5qq9vjjoX
— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) June 7, 2016

5. Damien Martyn lauds the BBL schedule

Great new schedule for the @BBL exciting to see it get bigger and better each year. @gilly381 & co working wonders https://t.co/pMPuUWSsE7
— Damien Martyn (@damienmartyn) June 7, 2016

6. Alyssa Healy spends the day with her best friends in the entire world

Two shadows for the evening after a week away…… #lapdogs #staffies #sooks https://t.co/xrFSBj0ZoJ
— Alyssa Healy (@ahealy77) June 7, 2016

7. Lisa Sthalekar seems ready to do battle

Lock it in Eddie…10 Dec on @tensporttv 6pm to see @meglanning7 & @AlexBlackwell2 do battle on… https://t.co/HRYwhdbiLd
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) June 7, 2016

8. Matt Prior congratulates Karlo Domagalski on his win

Love winning! @ONEProCycling @KarolDomagalski pic.twitter.com/2lejVkjXAM
— Matt Prior (@MattPrior13) June 7, 2016

9. Anjum Chopra wishes Deep Dasgupta on his birthday

Happy birthday Deep. Have a good one. ? @DeepDasgupta7 https://t.co/xf5t05VcsU
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) June 7, 2016

10. Virender Sehwag has some words of wisdom for one and all

Is baat ko life mein apna lo, apni field ke @SrBachchan ya @arrahman na bane toh kehna.
Poori Guarantee hai ji ! pic.twitter.com/4MhcGk8fhs
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 7, 2016

11. Adam Gilchrist welcomes the Indian women players into the BBL

I believe the Indians women's players are available. So yes, very exciting. https://t.co/5KZVRa5tiB
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) June 7, 2016

12. Professor Deano has some food for thought for facing Anderson and Broad

Batsmen techniques of today are not the same of the past. Big bats, flat tracks.. Have deteriorated some techniques https://t.co/8DOvmXi6fM
— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) June 6, 2016

13. Robin Peterson takes a stroll around Providence

Walking from the The National Stadium in Guyana #guyana50thindependence https://t.co/svyDhr5B6o
— Robin John Peterson (@robbie13flair) June 6, 2016

14. Chris Gayle can’t get enough of Mahela Jayawardene

Absolutely legend of the game. Enjoy the read @MahelaJay ?? #SixMachine https://t.co/rqmYPwwWCz
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) June 6, 2016

15. Hashim Amla has a few words of advice for Rory Klientveldt

Congrats @RoryK_9 . Bruce Lee would have been proud . 'Be like water my friend' ☺ https://t.co/swBTSWoAJz
— hashim amla (@amlahash) June 6, 2016

16. Ian Bishop has some words of advice for the players of the future

Very insightful & a good template. Brilliant read. Young batsmen please read, learn and apply. https://t.co/V1vOefWvSg #Fitness
— ian bishop (@irbishi) June 6, 2016

17. Umesh Yadav celebrates his wife’s birthday