The Buzz: Sachin Tendulkar, Isa Guha, and the #bestnetever

All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond

29-Jun-2020

Sachin Tendulkar gets ready to bowl in a training session ahead of the first Test against Pakistan, Mohali, March 7, 2005

All the world's cricketers walked into a bar. The LOLs, the chatter, and the occasional mini-brawls, they were endless. And the news cycle was never the same again! Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's Social Buzz, your go-to destination for all the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond.

July 4

So this is how it happened. Isa Guha dug up an old photo, from 2005, of bowling to Sachin Tendulkar in the nets. One thing led to another and, long story short, for Guha, it was "life made".

Vividly remember this Isa!

I was looking for some practice and I got to face some good quality bowling courtesy you. https://t.co/3kKOUsCfd7
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 3, 2020

Um life made!! Although you are too kind, Sachin. What a dream #bestnetever I hope you are all well and safe in India https://t.co/nZGQCcnTOa
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) July 3, 2020

Garden cricket pays off for Dom Bess

You'd think it took him a bit more than that, but with Dom Bess making the cut, getting into the England 13 for the first Test against West Indies, his club Somerset and Phoebe Slee, his girlfriend, were celebrating.

Sooooo happy to hear all that garden cricket payed off @DomBess99 https://t.co/pKgTWmD0lU pic.twitter.com/ZGxYGkoAWe
— Phoebe Slee (@phoebeslee_) July 4, 2020

July 3

Mark Wood's rousing rendition

England's warm-up game has been eerily quiet with no fans, so Mark Wood did his best at replicating the Barmy Army with a one-man show on Friday.

A rousing rendition of Jerusalem from @MAWood33!

Wait for the "Oh Jimmy, Jimmy" at the end

Live Stream: https://t.co/nqtr9tEgoL pic.twitter.com/bOlc3vFbfx
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 3, 2020

Kohli takes on Pandya's push-up challenge

It's just impressive at this point that people in the world still have fitness goals, right?

Hey H @hardikpandya7 loved your fly push ups. Here's adding a little clap to it . pic.twitter.com/9h7RiigNSc
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 2, 2020

Stronger. Fitter. Still under construction @krunalpandya24, I challenge you bhai! Let's see how many you can do #PandyaBrothers pic.twitter.com/Yyr71sEeni
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) June 20, 2020

July 2

David Warner, the beast of burden

See? You can run cars without fossil fuel.

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When the little one breaks down

A post shared by David Warner (@davidwarner31) on Jul 2, 2020 at 12:11am PDT

July 1

The greatest ODI shot Dean Jones has ever seen

Steve Waugh v Curtly Ambrose - the Benson & Hedges World Series final in Sydney.

The greatest ODI shot I have ever seen! The SCG was rocking that night! https://t.co/9VRobGsQL5
— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano) July 1, 2020

Ricky Ponting is lord of the rings

How many World Cups has Ricky Ponting won? Let us count the rings. A few more and he'd be the entire Olympics.

Treasured memories from three successful World Cup campaigns pic.twitter.com/icugkVfD19
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) July 1, 2020

June 30

We want some of that cake and all of that vibe! Happy birthday, Kemar.

Birthday cake for the birthday boy! WI hope you enjoyed your day @KemarAJR #MenInMaroon pic.twitter.com/vzvqfGZTZK
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) July 1, 2020

June 29

MS Dhoni is levelling the field

MS Dhoni's love for things that go vroom apparently now extends to tractors. A fan page posted a video of him on a different sort of field, supposedly ~~preparing a pitch~~ organic farming in his Ranchi farmhouse. Has MSD been put out to pasture?

Let's start sowing the seeds ft. MS Dhoni..#Dhoni #Ranchi #MahiWay pic.twitter.com/Z353QFSmJF
— MS Dhoni Fans Official (@msdfansofficial) June 28, 2020

Steven Smith remembers how to hold a bat again

...or so he says

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First hit in the nets in 3 months. Good news... I remembered how to hold the bat

A post shared by Steve Smith (@steve_smith49) on Jun 29, 2020 at 2:22am PDT

When Harry met furry

Harmanpreet Kaur has a new friend and she's not afraid of a little Insta PDA. Could Harman's Shih Tzu be the newest addition to the canine cordon?

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Having a puppy is therapeutic. Im truly in love with you . Mine FURRY

A post shared by Harmanpreet Kaur (@imharmanpreet_kaur) on Jun 28, 2020 at 10:49pm PDT

Missed all the chatter last week? Catch up on it here.