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.
June 13
It's Lockie Ferguson's 29th birthday, so Kolkata Knight Riders baked him a cak... oh, sorry. No. They made him do a video call cookery class with Isa Guha. Which is actually quite fun (but we think he'd have preferred a cake).
Jimmy Neesham's doggo because why not?
Looks like someone's had a long day in the field...
https://t.co/NQwKGOnilL pic.twitter.com/qiN9q1Snny
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) June 13, 2020
June 9
Broad beats Root's outside edge
England are slowly building up their training ahead of the West Indies Test series, which is due to start on July 8. And if Joe Root had any concerns his fast bowlers might be undercooked after the lockdown, this snorter from Stuart Broad should have calmed those fears.
Have you learnt a new skill during lockdown?
So not everybody just sat on their couches, mindlessly staring at a screen and eating all through the lockdown?
England bowler Freya Davies learnt to do a handstand. Very impressive.
What does life after lockdown look like?
As lockdowns begin lifting and the world returns to a new normal, cricketers are out and about getting some fresh air and exercise. Ellyse Perry and Sophie Molineux are impressively kitted up to go cycling in a park in Melbourne, though whether they're actually getting any cycling done is open to interpretation.
And avowed fitness freak Mushfiqur Rahim, whose request to use the Sher-e-Bangla stadium facilities to train was turned down by the BCB as a safety measure, instead turned the empty streets into his playground. That bemused bystander sitting and watching him is all of us.
Best way to start the day...Alhamdulillah pic.twitter.com/zDCyym5y0g
— Mushfiqur Rahim (@mushfiqur15) June 9, 2020
David Warner recaps his TikTok videos
If like Davies, you have been actually productive during the lockdown, perhaps you missed watching the 15 million videos David Warner posted on TikTok daily. Don't worry. Here's a montage he's made just for you.
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