Cricket Buzz: Social media trends on October 30

The social media was once again buzzing with updates from the cricketing fraternity as several cricketers took to their 'X' handle. Shahid Afridi questioned the state of cricket in a tweet, expressing the need for improvement. Irfan Pathan commented on Sri Lanka's batting approach in a match against Afghanistan.

Nathan Lyon shared his experience visiting Sunbury, Victoria, the birthplace of The Ashes, and promoting cricket.
Kuldeep Yadav praised Bernardo Silva's performance in the Manchester Derby. Azhar Ali shared a tweet with heart emojis.

Lisa Sthalekar raised concerns about the quality of umpiring and the use of technology in cricket games. Aakash Chopra applauded Shami's excellent performance in the World Cup 2023.

Check out all the top social media trends of the day here:

If our hearts genuinely beat with cricket and we are really a passionate cricket following nation, then don't we all deserve much better - both on and off the field? #JustAsking

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) October 30, 2023

Another trophy for England @WasimJaffer14 .. !!! 😜 https://t.co/P8tLqBe65d

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) October 30, 2023

Srilanka’s batting approach on this Pune pitch is very subdued..#AFGvsL

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 30, 2023

My first visit to Sunbury Victoria - birthplace of The Ashes 1882. We helped open important new road infrastructure and ran a cricket clinic on the hallowed Ashes Oval. Shared some @goatdverse passes with school cricketers and talked aspiration and pathways. Thanks Sunbury pic.twitter.com/iFUhhA0lfQ

— Nathan Lyon (@NathLyon421) October 30, 2023

Watched the highlights of man city vs man united game, fair to say Bernardo Silva in the leagues of Pirlo, Xavi, Scholes and busquets who controls the game so well 👏🏻.#ManchesterDerby

— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18) October 30, 2023

❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/lRgqf1LvHb

— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_) October 30, 2023

Hmm 🤨 I know umpires make mistakes but we are seeing too many wrong decisions being made on the @cricketcomau live stream games. Questions need to be asked: do we have the right standard of umpires officiating? Should whatever technology is available be used to assist?

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) October 30, 2023

Shami’s over to Ben Stokes was the best over of this #CWC23. Shami was consistent. Penetrative. Asked probing questions of a top quality batter. Unfortunately, the batter chose to walk away from the fight. The shot Stokes played following the series of play and misses when…

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 30, 2023

Ya kya Karna ki koshish kar raha ho aap loog??? This is pathetic !!!
Khush ho gaya aap loog. Please leave @babarazam258 alone 🙏🏽. He’s an asset of Pakistan Cricket @TheRealPCB @ARYNEWSOFFICIAL @Salman_ARY https://t.co/pcM90yUGqy

— Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) October 30, 2023

.@MdShami11 is on an absolute rampage🔥🔥 India hunting in a pack and England is struggling to keep up. #CWC23 #INDVENG

— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) October 29, 2023