da premier bet： This week’s round-up of the most interesting social media posts about the IPL has a festive mood
da winzada777： ESPNcricinfo staff27-Apr-2017In case you’ve been hibernating, it was Sachin Tendulkar’s birthday on April 24, and among the hundreds of wishes was this suggestion from R Ashwin that we’re rather worried will become a national campaign.
Many more happy returns of the day @sachin_rt , April 24th should be marked as Indian cricket day. I was lucky to have played along side you
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) April 24, 2017
Hardik Pandya, thoughtfully, reminded Tendulkar of that time Pandya had looked at him in adoration.
The Man who gave millions reason to smile the Man who made the game greater happy birthday Sachin sir #god @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/FYprOmnm2X
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) April 24, 2017
And Virat Kohli, thoughtfully, reminded Tendulkar of that time Tendulkar had looked at Kohli in adoration.
Happy B'day Paaji . May God bless you with more happiness and peace in life. My cricket hero always. @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/HGgrdFGv3x
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) April 24, 2017
Mahela Jayawardene, coach of Mumbai Indians, was lucky enough to be celebrating with Tendulkar.
Celebrating Sachin's birthday yesterday after the game #happybirthday #legend #mumbaiindians #IPL10
We bet he didn’t try anything like this. Nitish Rana, though, has several years of cricket ahead of him before he is beyond dressing-room pranks.
#MIcam – 'Bhajji Smash'#NitishRana gets the orange cap and a cake smash from @harbhajan_singh #CricketMeriJaan pic.twitter.com/HrjAckfABc
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 20, 2017
Another person receiving lots of wishes on April 24 was the Delhi Daredevils captain, Zaheer Khan, who announced, on Twitter, his engagement to actor Sagarika Ghatke.
Never laugh at your wife's choices. You are one of them !!! Partners for life. #engaged @sagarikavghatge pic.twitter.com/rUOtObFhiX
— zaheer khan (@ImZaheer) April 24, 2017
Delhi Daredevils, who don’t have the strongest record of making calm, calculated decisions, rushed to congratulate him, but ended up tagging Sagarika Ghose, the well-known journalist.
oops wrong Sagarika, sirs! Main do bachche ki ma hoon https://t.co/37wH9INQZP
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) April 24, 2017
The Indian dressing room has been filled with beards recently, and Ravindra Jadeja was concerned fans would not be able to tell the players apart. So he did this.
Change the game on the field. Change the look in the dressing room. #BreakTheBeard #rajputboy #newlook #timeforchange #vivoipl #glvsrcb pic.twitter.com/iEr7i7gPIL
— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) April 18, 2017
Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane all also decided to #breakthebeard.
Surprise! Decided to finally have a summer style of my own. My time to #BreakTheBeard! What say Paltan? #NewLook #MIGotStyle pic.twitter.com/h5H1XNfXpc
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) April 22, 2017
Here's the classic way to #BreakTheBeard!#newlook #classicman #myway @rohitsharma45 @royalnavghan @hardikpandya_official
Jaddu, this one's for you.We got no dressing room confusions here now. #BreakTheBeard #MIGotStyle #newlook #KKRvGL #OneMoreSurpriseComing
Virat Kohli didn’t look too impressed with his India team-mates’ new looks.
#KRKonMasalaCommentary
Look how Virat Kohli Reacted on Ravindra Jadeja's new look.
Read:- https://t.co/5WJTS7D1yY pic.twitter.com/e08TvxY9ea— Tech-Check (@TechCheck_) April 21, 2017
And he confirmed he would not be joining them.
Sorry boys @hardikpandya_official @royalnavghan @rohitsharma45 but iam not ready to break the beard yet. Great job on the makeovers though. Kudos
Royal Challengers Bangalore were bowled out by Kolkata Knight Riders for 49, the lowest total in IPL history, and when Ravi Shastri suggested their scorecard, which consisted of single-digit contributions from each of their batsmen, looked like a mobile number, people were curious to know if the number actually existed. Turns out, it belonged to a man in Himachal Pradesh.
Today's #RCB Batsman Score Is Someone Mobile Number Wo Bhi #Jio Ka
#KKRvRCB #Gambhir #Kohli #CoulterNile # pic.twitter.com/bzd86S41o9— Lord Voldemort (@iamtnvr) April 23, 2017
The number has since been switched off, but if you dial it, the Truecaller app will tell you it belongs to #rcb. Meanwhile, jokes about how quickly Royal Challengers’ star-studded batting line-up was rolled over were in abundant supply, including this one comparing the innings to disclaimers read after advertisements for financial products.
RCB lost first 4 wickets faster than 'MutualFundsAreSubjectToMakertRiskReadAllSchemesRelatedDocumentsCarefullyBlaBla.." #KKRvRCB
— prayag sonar (@prayag_sonar) April 23, 2017
Another big story in the IPL this week was MS Dhoni proving he can still finish games. He struck a boundary off the last ball of Pune Supergiant’s clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad to win the game. Some, however, didn’t think this was a vintage Dhoni performance.
Dhoni won the match with a boundary instead of a six, that's what demonetization has done to big players. #RPSvSRH
— Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) April 22, 2017
One group of players needing a big finish is the squad of Arsenal Football Club. The debate over whether their manager, Arsene Wenger, who has been at the English club for 21 years, should continue in his job has already led to planes flying over their stadium. Now, it has reached the stands at IPL games.
Huge night here at Eden Gardens, 70k expected for @KKRiders v @RCBTweets – but even here, some things are more important.. @piersmorgan #IPL pic.twitter.com/KvNLV46uvS
— mark butcher (@markbutcher72) April 23, 2017
#wengerin Vs #wengerout at the #ipl with @saumarezsmith pic.twitter.com/H38g1uhjQu
— George Oborne (@GeorgeOborne) April 24, 2017