The Buzz: It's a bird, it's a plane, it's low-flying Jonty Rhodes

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

09-Mar-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.

March 13

He's still got it - the fleet feet, the magic hands… just maybe not the same height on liftoff. Jonty Rhodes himself is not impressed.

The reality of being 50 - usually if I was in #clickoftheday I would be flying through the air https://t.co/yJctc3tV5t
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) March 13, 2020

Alyssa Healy has a freaky Friday moment

The Coronavirus pandemic has hit sports hard across the world, forcing players to play to empty stadiums - or, as Alyssa Healy calls it, just another day in women's cricket. Except this time around it's the women with the record breaking attendance the men who're getting a feel of what the women's games are like, and she's really seeing the mirth in it.

It's been a week of us feeling what it's like in the men's shoes and them in ours!! Haha.
— Alyssa Healy (@ahealy77) March 13, 2020

March 12

Sachin brings all the grannies to the yard

… and they're like this cricket is better than yours. A Twitter user posted an adorable picture of his grandmother who had come out of her cricket-(watching) retirement to watch another retired star play.

My Grandmother hasn't watched any cricket in years. I told her Sachin is playing. #RoadSafetyWorldSeries pic.twitter.com/Wbqj31WSCl
— Niks (@Freakoh) March 7, 2020

March 10

No day like a holi-day

The Indian team has a short break before the South Africa series kicks off and most of them are celebrating the festival of Holi with family.

The Pandya brothers are with their SOs.

Happy holidays from the Pandyas #Holi hai pic.twitter.com/0IpJ5Ippjf
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) March 10, 2020

Deepak Chahar is celebrating it with his dad, and… himself?

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Happy holi

A post shared by Deepak Chahar (@deepak_chahar9) on Mar 9, 2020 at 10:07pm PDT

Virat Kohli just wants everyone to have a good time .

Wishing everyone a joyful and a safe Holi. May the festivities bring a lot of colors to your life. #HappyHoli
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 10, 2020

And Harbhajan Singh's daughter has him a little stumped with her pichkari.

Happy Holi Everyone pic.twitter.com/JcJxwJpyZP
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 10, 2020

March 9

A post shared by Aussie Women's Cricket Team (@auswomencricket) on Mar 9, 2020 at 12:01am PDT

Why Rachael Haynes had to miss Katy Perry's concert

What's the best thing about winning a World Cup? The celebrations, of course. Even better when there's a world-famous pop star at your after-party. Poor Rachael Haynes couldn't join her team-mates in singing, dancing and taking selfies with Katy Perry after Australia won the T20 World Cup at the MCG because she had been picked out for a routine drugs test.

"I am absolutely spewing about (missing the post-game concert) because I had to do a drugs test," Haynes told SEN 1116 radio station. "The rest of my team-mates got up on stage... I saw the photos [after] and the doctor came in and said, 'How good was it getting up and stage' and I said, 'Are you kidding me?'"

The bizarre reason why Rachael Haynes missed out on post-match Katy Perry concert | https://t.co/nOjZehLA24 | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/0WTdvyUMlZ
— SEN 1116 (@1116sen) March 9, 2020

Sachin Tendulkar becomes a punching bag

Irfan Pathan's son does what bowlers all around the world were itching to do when Sachin Tendulkar was in full flow at the crease.

#Imran didn't realise what he did he will when he grows up... #boxing @sachin_rt pajipic.twitter.com/RL81yBoYmX
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 8, 2020

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