Zak Crawley's been copping it after being named the 'King of Bazball' @FootyRhino | #BBL13 pic.twitter.com/gw18mIgjoo
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 20, 2023
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King of Bazball gets trolled by BBL team-mates
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Dec-2023
The next Ashes are two years away, but the sledges have already begun for poor Zak Crawley!
Shubham Dubey gets parents' blessings after huge IPL payday
ESPNcricinfo staff
20-Dec-2023
Uncapped batter Shubham Dubey, from Vidarbha, had an auction to remember, getting picked up for US$697,000 by Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2024 IPL season. He touched his parents' feet and offered his gratitude to the divine after the winning bid.
Full postThe R Ashwin X Nathan Lyon offspinner mutual appreciation society
ESPNcricinfo staff
19-Dec-2023
They're fierce rivals on the field but as a rare breed, GOAT offspinners are a mutual appreciation club. Nathan Lyon grabbed his 500th wicket in the first Test against Pakistan, and the next bowler on the list, R Ashwin, was effusive in his praise. And Lyon returned the compliment just as sweetly. Camaraderie between rivals, you know you love to see it.
Really appreciated @ashwinravi99
— Nathan Lyon (@NathLyon421) December 18, 2023
Can't wait to watch you hit the same milestone. https://t.co/XRPfck3OGQ
Do Team India know how to pronounce 'Gqeberha'?
ESPNcricinfo staff
19-Dec-2023
India will play their next ODI at Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth. But can they pronounce it? Or even spell it? Or is Washington Sunder's "gazebo" the closest they'll come to it?
Tomorrow India will play the second ODI in.
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 18, 2023
We ask #TeamIndia members to spell/pronounce the city's name. Did they get it right?#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/roxHxvuLUP