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
ESPNcricinfo staff
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.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 24, 2020
His stance and footwork looks exactly the same to me. #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/sEvNKr1YFZ
July 24
Not everybody is impressed by Virat Kohli's lean muscles and disciplined diet.
Moms be like
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 23, 2020
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
July 23
Steven Smith is just horsing around
Life is a beach and Steven Smith is horsing around while cricket takes a break
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.
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
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.