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

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.

July 24

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

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).

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?

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

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