Cricket Buzz: Social media trends on September 2

As arch-rivals India and Pakistan have locked horns at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy in the third match of the Asia Cup 2023, numerous former cricketers from Saeed Ajmal to Irfan Pathan have lauded Shaheen Afridi's impressive bowling performance. 

Meanwhile, Pakistan legend Wasim Akram shared a picture of the star-studded commentary panel for the Asia Cup clash between the arch-rivals, which features the likes of Ravi Shastri, Matthew Hayden, Waqar Younis, and Irfan Pathan among others. Elsewhere, Cheteshwar Pujara took to his social media handle to share a throwback picture of himself.

Here are the top social media trends of the day:

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Shabash Harry, keep it up! @HarisRauf14 🔥#PAKvIND #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/WqEHtJbEgB

— Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki) September 2, 2023

Best seat in the house 🏡😜#pakvsind go pic.twitter.com/NXvTnAWLKo

— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) September 2, 2023

Good going Pakistan! Well bowled Shaheen and Rauf 😍👏 #PAKvIND

— Mir Hamza (@mirhamza_k) September 2, 2023

Many happy returns of the day Sharma ji @ImIshant 🙏🏽

Aapki umar aur khushiyan aapki height jaisi rahe 🤗❤️ pic.twitter.com/Cwy2p9zo8f

— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) September 2, 2023

Trying to think of reasons to Bat first in these conditions #AsiaCup2023 #INDvsPAK

— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) September 2, 2023

Good to see @iShaheenAfridi swinging it both ways as it creat doubts and thats got him wkt of Rohit #AsiaCup2023

— Sohail Tanveer (@sohailmalik614) September 2, 2023

Always an epic battle ind vs pak ! Who’s Gona win today ?

— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) September 2, 2023

😞😞😞😞 #INDvsPAK
Just get to 220 somehow 🇮🇳, pic.twitter.com/eS6D2eTxp1

— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) September 2, 2023

Taking a walk down the memory lane. Reminiscing the memories of 2021 whilst making new ones ✨ pic.twitter.com/E0wr1n50UM

— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) September 2, 2023

Post the rain break Shaheen Shah Afridi has been on fire 🔥

The ball is swinging a lot in Pallekele!#INDvsPAK

— DK (@DineshKarthik) September 2, 2023

Shaheeeeeen doing Shaheen things 🚀🔥

An ideal start for Pakistan with early wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli 👏🏼#PAKvIND #AsiaCup23 pic.twitter.com/B6Vy6QWp9Q

— Fawad Alam (@iamfawadalam25) September 2, 2023

High class bowling from @iShaheenAfridi Come on indiaaaaa a partnership needed here. #INDvsPAK

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 2, 2023

Virat Kohli Dismissed.. Shaheen on 🎯 #INDvsPAK #AsiaCup23 #viratkohli #shaheen

— Saeed Ajmal (@REALsaeedajmal) September 2, 2023