Twitter turned 10 yesterday and it is hard to see a medium being as important in reducing the barrier between sportsmen and their fans quite like Twitter has done in the last decade.
As Twitter celebrated it’s 10th birthday, the list of players who have made headlines on Twitter is only on the rise. So let us take a look at what the first Tweets of some of those cricketers were.
Here are some of the best first tweets of cricketers:
There are lots of things to do on your birthday, joining Twitter was something Anil Kumble did:
It is one thing to make an entrance and quite another to announce that you are going to make one like Yuvraj Singh did:
Some people do not feel especially strongly about Twitter, but thankfully MS Dhoni isn’t one of them:
Glenn Maxwell has to one of the best cricketers on Twitter and it all began with a question to a teammate:
James Faulkner has been involved in some of the best Twitter banter in the recent past:
After a long time and a lot of clamoring from plenty of fans, Sachin Tendulkar finally obliged and he said as much in his first tweet.
Shikhar Dhawan kicked things off in style, after India won the ICC Champions Trophy:
Shakib Al Hasan makes you wonder what he wanted to do there:
The award for best undecipherable Tweet has to go to Faf du Plessis:
Ravichandran Ashwin has always been an eloquent and intelligent speaker and that was reflected in his first tweet:
Cricketers don't always have to tweet about cricket, as AB de Villiers shows here:
Kevin Pietersen has always been a controversial character but you wouldn’t know that if you read his first tweet:
Virender Sehwag opens another innings in his life in typical Sehwag fashion:
Some people take time to think about their first tweet but not Chris gayle, who shows that he is someone who always goes with the flow:
What was Dwayne Bravo trying to do here? Start off with one and finish with all 26? Bizarre:
Former England spinner gets off to a comic start as his side were shocked by Netherlands in the ICC World T20:
Glenn McGrath shows that Australians have a funny bone as well:
You can always count on Freddie to provide you with a laugh. And few have managed to do that better in their first tweet:
Mitchell Johnson might have been a ferocious fast bowler but his first Tweet was sweet:
Virat Kohli cannot contain his emotions about the upcoming game, not about joining Twitter in his first tweet:
Harbhajan Singh shows he isn’t averse to trying new things:
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