Cricketers usually make headlines for their on-field performances. A terrific performance with the bat or ball earns them the accolades. Even a spectacular catch sometimes grabs headlines. But there are certain players who make more headlines in on the social media than on the field.
The social media has surely become a hit amongst the cricketers. Plenty of players like to remain active on their social media pages and they keep posting their updates. Sometimes they do create controversies too through their tweets.
But there are certain players who tend to create headlines only on the social media through their funny or controversial posts. These players are currently not on the radar of their national teams.
Let’s have a look at 5 of them:
1. S. Sreesanth
The controversial Indian fast bowler was always in the news for all the wrong reasons. Controversies have become a part and parcel of his life. Recently he was in the news for deciding to contest the Kerala Polls for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Sreesanth was a good prospect for India but his career was halted after he was caught in a spot-fixing controversy that took place in the IPL 2013. His cricketing career went on the wane after that.
He is very active on the social media and he still makes headlines through that. He has also acted in a Bollywood film called ‘Cabaret’. Sreesanth is also a good dancer and he has taken part in reality dance shows in the past. So it seems that he is very active off the field and now he is using social media to stay in the headlines.
Some of his famous tweets:
When he tried to prove his innocence in the social media
Sreesanth also tweeted a lot about the infamous ‘slapgate’ saga which happened between him and Harbhajan Singh in the 2008 edition of the IPL. Later he was warned by BCCI
Recently Sreesanth tweeted a photo of himself while campaigning in Thiruvananthapuram :
It was trolled all over in the social media and netizens created a series of tweets mimicking the former speedster from Kerala
2. Ahmad Shahzad
The talented Pakistan batsman hasn’t really lived up to his potential. His inconsistency has become a big headache for the Pakistan cricket team. His inability to perform in big matches have let Pakistan down time and time again.
Despite having the potential, Shahzad really didn’t make it big. He has grabbed more headlines on the social media than on the field. His striking similarity with Virat Kohli in terms of looks has become one of the most talking points.
His tweets generate a lot of buzz and everyone will love to see this young man reach the next level as far as his batting is concerned.
Some of his famous tweets are
He tried to clear the controversy regarding a selfie by tweeting
When he tried to squash the rumour of possible rift between him and Shahid Afridi
3. Tino Best
The West Indian fast bowler is out of the national side and he seems to be grabbing headlines elsewhere. The gutsy fast bowler always liked to have a go at the opposition batsmen on the field and he was never shy of backing off.
In the social media too, he seems to follow the same trend.
He lashed out at England skipper Eoin Morgan for his comments on the West Indies under 19 team. Morgan harshly criticized the West Indies under 19 team for mankading a batsman to clinch a thrilling win over Zimbabwe to qualify for the quarter-finals
Morgan tweeted
Then Best took on Morgan and replied:
Best also tweeted:
Tino also remarked about the spirit of the game:
4. Jimmy Neesham
New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham is very popular in the social media for this banter-filled tweets and replies on the microblogging platform, Twitter. He is someone who never shies away from making his thoughts known. This is what makes him one of the funniest cricketers in Twitter.
Neesham is very popular amongst his followers because of his sarcastic jibes and impeccable sense of humour.
Some of his hilarious tweets are:
About the IPL auction
However, when a fan tried to catch him off guard and suggested that the reason he was feeling that way was because he wasn’t picked this season, the 25-year-old replied:
When asked about his knowledge on Hindi, Neesham sarcastically tweeted
5. Gautam Gambhir
The southpaw from India lost his place in the national side after a string of poor performances. Before that, he was one of the most prolific performers for India. However, it was his flaring tempers which really were never in control.
Gambhir however recently has made headlines due to his posts in the Twitter. Gambhir fueled the debate of the best finisher in the world in his own style by tweeting:
The intention can’t be missed and he really made that pretty clear.
Gambhir has also taken on the media in one of his twitter posts when he was accused of not shaking a hand with MS Dhoni in a Ranji ODI game:
He also tweeted:
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