The Buzz: CPL commentary 'unbearable' for Ian Bishop

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

23-Aug-2021 • Updated on 27-Aug-2021

Aug 27

It appears like Ian Bishop is not enjoying himself at the "biggest party in sport".

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The motivation

R Ashwin hasn't played a Test in the England series so far, but he's still raring to go.

The desire to ignite something different every day never burns out. pic.twitter.com/6U9s7LZpP6
— Mask up and take your vaccine (@ashwinravi99) August 26, 2021

The preparations

New Zealand have completed their room isolation and can now start preparing for their series in Bangladesh.

BACK TOGETHER! After our three-day room isolation we've had a chance to catch-up, watch the team movie and hydrate!

First light training session this afternoon #BANvNZ #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/EayueoqaVu
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) August 27, 2021

Aug 26

Virat Kohli gets a send-off from the Barmy Army

Virat Kohli is always very expressive on the field, often riling up the opposition fans by putting a hand to his ear, pretending he can't hear them. But he probably heard this musical send-off from the Barmy Army after he was dismissed for 7 on day one of the third Test, at Headingley.

Cheerio Virat

Jimmy has 3 in the first hour #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/OSM9jBe4DS
— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) August 25, 2021

Aug 25

Poonam Yadav celebrates 30th birthday with cake on face

Tuneless singing and cake facials - is a cricket birthday ever complete without them?

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Aug 24

Ravi Shastri's secret weapons

Revealed! How India developed it's best-ever bowling attack under Ravi Shastri's coaching.

My buddies Bouncer, Beamer, Flipper, Skipper, Yorker tucking in to their lunch on a rare sunny day on the west coast in India. Miss you guys . See you soon pic.twitter.com/lA8XC9P0eb
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) August 23, 2021

Aug 23

West Indies' dressing-room cricket

While the rain washed out four sessions of play between West Indies and Pakistan, a more interesting game of cricket was being played out in the dressing room, complete with DRS and everything. Can we have broadcasters cut to dressing room cam during rain delays in the future?

Meanwhile in the West Indies locker room...

Jomel Warrican calls for a player review after being signalled LBW off a delivery from Chemar Holder.

3rd umpire @Jaseholder98 reviews ball tracking and has made a decision for the "big screen"! #MenInMaroon #RainDelay pic.twitter.com/RHiOY5Mt0Q
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) August 21, 2021

There's never a dull moment when West Indies is on the field either.

"Hello, can you hear me?" - Joshua Da Silva checks to see if our #MaroonFans are still rallying! #WIvPAK #MenInMaroon pic.twitter.com/69j3XbXpsy
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) August 22, 2021

Issy Wong's proud grandpa

Could Issy Wong's grandfather have guessed that 67 years after catching his first cricket match at the Oval he'd be cheering on his grand daughter in one of the biggest tournaments? You could say it's been a Wong time coming.

My dad first came to The Oval in 1954 & sat on wooden benches. 67 years later he's here again, to watch his grand daughter play in The Hundred eliminator - something he didn't contemplate as a 14 year old on many levels! pic.twitter.com/9aJaMtmvEb
— Rachael Wong (@mrswongsolihull) August 20, 2021

Broad's new set of wheels

Stuart Broad wants you to know he's not someone you can just push around... but would you please? Thanks.

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— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) August 20, 2021