The Buzz: By Ollie! Sachin Tendulkar spots a bit of Ian Bell in young Pope

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

20-Jul-2020

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 25

Sachin Tendulkar has been watching the England v West Indies Tests and on the opening day of the decider, a young Ollie Pope reminded him of someone he had had a few battles with.

Been watching the 3rd Test, @OPope32 seems to have modeled his batting on @Ian_Bell.
His stance and footwork looks exactly the same to me. #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/sEvNKr1YFZ
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 24, 2020

July 24

Not everybody is impressed by Virat Kohli's lean muscles and disciplined diet.

Moms be like

Listen in to what @imVkohli's mother thought of him when he started his fitness regime.

More such fun stories on #OpenNetsWithMayank, coming up soon on https://t.co/Z3MPyesSeZ @mayankcricket pic.twitter.com/WSYyBUIBeh
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 23, 2020

July 23

Steven Smith is just horsing around

Life is a beach and Steven Smith is horsing around while cricket takes a break

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Horseback riding on the beach with @dani_willis

A post shared by Steve Smith (@steve_smith49) on Jul 21, 2020 at 11:55pm PDT

Virat Kohli hits another landmark

Virat Kohli's racking up numbers wherever he goes. This time he's hit 1000 posts on Instagram, and he's celebrating with his 2008 self.

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2008 2020 . With many learnings along the way, I'm grateful for your love and support you guys have shown me. Here's to the #1000thPost

A post shared by Virat Kohli (@virat.kohli) on Jul 22, 2020 at 9:31pm PDT

July 22

Guess who else hasn't been lockdown snacking and couch-potato-ing in the last few months, unlike some people we could name (us).

Well, I take my work very seriously. #StayActive pic.twitter.com/DX7dDGtSGB
— Navdeep Saini (@navdeepsaini96) July 20, 2020

July 21

Steven Smith is iceman

Steven Smith is taking this "talent for the ages" stuff very seriously, and cryogenically freezing himself so he can terrorise bowlers in the Ashes 2030, 2040, 3050...

Or his trainer has just convinced him the meat freezer is the ice bath

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It's been a long time between ice baths but this week somehow @zocobodypro has convinced me they aren't so bad

A post shared by Steve Smith (@steve_smith49) on Jul 19, 2020 at 5:32pm PDT

July 20

Bumrah's all ready for Monday

What is the cricket equivalent of us normal folk dressing up for lockdown Zoom calls?

Hey there Monday, we meet again. pic.twitter.com/z1SGorGLP2
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) July 20, 2020

Remembering India Women's World Cup semi-final win over Australia

This day three years ago, Harmanpreet Kaur's unbeaten 115-ball 171 took India to their second women's World Cup final. Opener Punam Raut posted a video of the post-match celebrations in the dressing room on that day in Derby.

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