Cricket Buzz: Social media trends on July 9

Former India skipper Mithali Raj congratulated India women on winning the first T20I match of the three-match series against the Bangladesh women at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday, July 9. Legendary South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers was full of praise for Mitchell Starc, who picked two wickets at the start of Day 4 of the third Test, dismissing Ben Duckett and Moeen Ali. 

Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zardan congratulated his team after their win over Bangladesh in the second ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on July 8. Ahead of the Duleep Trophy final, Mayank Agarwal shared a photo of himself and captioned it, "A positive mindset is an all conditions gear." Former India skipper Virat Kohli shared a couple of pictures on Instagram with the caption "Everyday should be a leg day. 8 years and counting."

Here are the most talked about tweets on July 9:

A good outing for Team India in the opening T20I against Bangladesh. They were disciplined with the ball and clinical in the chase as India cruised to a seven-wicket victory. Well played. 👍#BANvIND pic.twitter.com/QdjBZVIQx4

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) July 9, 2023

Congratulations the historic series win against Bangladesh. Top team performance and super knock by @RGurbaz_21. 🇦🇫💪 pic.twitter.com/jbL0oaDAYW

— Ibrahim Zadran (@IZadran18) July 9, 2023

Dahani in Desi style 😊♥️🤙. pic.twitter.com/rG8ry01ti8

— Shahnawaz Dahani (@ShahnawazDahani) July 9, 2023

All of a sudden… Starc up & about!! 🇦🇺 #ENGvAUS #Ashes2023 #Ashes

— Callum Ferguson (@calferguson12) July 9, 2023

Moeen Ali to Bat at 3 today … wouldn’t surprise me at all … #Ashes

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 9, 2023

How are we feeling about today about today’s #Ashes play? Wicket still looks a belter, overcast conditions however. How I see it, this one is 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿‘s to lose. But if there is an attack to defend 250… It’s Australia 🇦🇺 #Ashes2023 #ENGvAUS @WWoS

— Callum Ferguson (@calferguson12) July 9, 2023

Name the players around me.
And can you guess which tour are we headed to? pic.twitter.com/Bs0htby3j4

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) July 9, 2023

Could have incl @dricusduplessis in your tweet surely? https://t.co/JRp0RiQkGV

— Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) July 9, 2023

🍜 pic.twitter.com/nTVuPbrc1n

— K L Rahul (@klrahul) July 9, 2023

A positive mindset is an all conditions gear pic.twitter.com/UP0Dm2YQlB

— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) July 9, 2023

Everyday should be a leg day 🦵. 8 years and counting. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/MgQK7LZHzI

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 8, 2023