Hilarious tweets by Iceland Cricket break the internet

Iceland cricket isn’t a renowned name in the world of cricket. It’s not yet a part of the International Cricket Council (ICC). However, they aim to join the European Cricket Council, which would crown them as an Affiliate Member of the ICC. The maiden Domestic tournament was held between the Reykjavik Vikings and Kopavogur Puffins on July 17, 2016.

The series was a two-match T20 affair with a bowl out to decide the winners. provided the series ended in a draw. However, the Kopavogur Puffins won by 2-0. In September 2017, Iceland hosted Authors CC who were led by Charlie Campbell. The nation’s cricket board has recently announced that the team will play its maiden international match in the near future. Iceland will play against Switzerland in England this July.

The side-splitting words by Iceland

Most recently, their cricket is grabbing eyeballs, not with their prowess on the 22 yards, but twith heir antics on the social media platform. They have shared some comical messages on Twitter. Ireland’s maiden Test against Pakistan is currently underway and Iceland Cricket has left no stone unturned in taking a jibe at the Pakistan team. Imam-ul-Haq, who is the nephew of Inzamam-ul-Haq, was selected in the squad.

The selection was criticised by former cricketers as well as the commoners. Inzamam, the national team selector, was bashed for favouring his relative in team selection procedures. Fawad Alam showed tremendous form in the domestic circuit, yet he hasn’t been able to stake his claim back into the Pakistan national team. His omission was also jibed at by Iceland.

They also tweeted about Virat Kohli and Steve Smith who have been stalwarts for India and Australia respectively. Kohli, who is currently, the skipper of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has arguably been amongst the most prolific run-scorers in limited overs cricket and Iceland want them for marketing purposes.

Here are the tweets

Ever since the @ICC announced Iceland would have test status we’ve been so excited for this match. Bit strange to host it in Dublin but whatever. We can now name our playing XI for tomorrow. The Pakistan XI is not official but “probable”. #ICEvPAK pic.twitter.com/HigToOPYoc

— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) May 10, 2018

Calling @imVkohli and @stevesmith49. Please can we allocate you to the Iceland cricket team for marketing purposes. You won’t play. Sorry about that. But we need to reach a new audience in Iceland and nobody here knows who you are. So the @ECB_cricket said you would be ideal. https://t.co/rGonM1crtg

— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) May 8, 2018

Conversation in Bónus supermarket: “Hæ Jónsi! Come and see Iceland play cricket. They just signed @imVkohli, the greatest white ball batsman ever. He’s not actually playing for them. But, you know, for marketing purposes.” Jónsi: “What’s a batsman?” <buys 8 tickets> #ecbmarketing https://t.co/rGonM1crtg

— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) May 8, 2018

Twitter followers update: we’ve made bacon out of Denmark and now it’s time to beat @cricketbermuda. Funny place, Bermuda. Famous for only three things: shorts, a triangle, and this: https://t.co/oeQpy4laCq. pic.twitter.com/LAZnkEeyaw

— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) May 13, 2018

This is our tour manager Ásbjörn. He jumbled up the letters R and C and sent the Iceland team to Malahide to play Pakistan. He’s a cetacded runt and we’ve tecminated his rontcart. pic.twitter.com/CYl5op6mhU

— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) May 11, 2018

Wow, there sure are a lot of locals here at Malahide for Iceland’s first test match. We are so honoured and thankful for your support. If you guys ever get test status we’ll return the favour and host your first game. We will welcome you to Kópavogur with open arms. #ICEvPAK pic.twitter.com/136goO42xU

— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) May 11, 2018

Late addition to the Iceland squad for tomorrow’s #ICEvPAK test match hosted by @irelandcricket. Fawad Tariksson has just been granted Icelandic citizenship. pic.twitter.com/6cRK2PWgUB

— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) May 10, 2018

If the new audience don’t know who Root and Stokes are, then why allocate them to a team for marketing purposes? Heyrðu @ECB_cricket! We offer you our players Ragnar and Guðrún. Your new audience won’t have heard of them either and they’ll be much cheaper than Root and Stokes. https://t.co/rGonM1crtg

— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) May 8, 2018

Our sponsors @reddit_cricket have posted this cute picture of the IPL captains holding their cups. pic.twitter.com/hu3FHcOwfS

— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) May 2, 2018