Top 25 Cricket Instagram Posts of the Week: 1 December 2018

It's Saturday and the top 25 countdown of the Instagram posts of the cricket world is back. Last week, MS Dhoni topped the list with his Instagram video along with his daughter Ziva. This week, we saw India level the T20I series against Australia by riding on Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya's efforts.

England whitewashed hosts Sri Lanka in a lop sided Test series. Pakistan squashed New Zealand by an innings to level the series while Bangladesh and Windies have kicked off their second Test. Virat Kohli's men were in action in a tour match against Cricket Australia XI.

The cricketers set the social networking site, Instagram abuzz with their photos and videos and here are the top 25 posts of the week.

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#25 The Indian and Australian teams show Spirit of Cricket

After the end of the 3rd T20I of the series, the players of both the teams interacted with each other in a candid manner. While, Virat Kohli was discussing something with Mitchell Starc, the three Knight Riders Kuldeep Yadav, Dinesh Karthik and Chris Lynn also had a short reunion.

#24 Suresh Raina reaches another milestone

Though he is away from the Indian squad, Suresh Raina's fan following is increasing due to his off field activities. The CSK batsman recently crossed the milestone of 7 million followers on Instagram.

#23 Rohit Sharma and Michael Clarke shine in formals

Indian opener Rohit Sharma and former Australian cricketer Michael Clarke stole the spotlight in formals.

#22 Australia's Women Win the WT20

Australian Women's team player Meg Lanning celebrated their WT20 triumph by sharing a photograph from their winning moments.

#21 Jake Ball's road to recovery

English pacer Jake Ball has been sidelined from the game due to an injury. The speedster seems to be recovering fast and would soon make his return to the English side.

#20 Kuldeep Yadav wishes Suresh Raina a Happy Birthday

India's former middle order batsman Suresh Raina also celebrated his birthday this past week and his UP teammate Kuldeep Yadav wished him on his special day by uploading a selfie on Instagram.

#19 Shoaib Malik remembers P Hughes

It's been 4 years since the unfortunate death of Aussie batsman Phil Hughes. The cricket fraternity paid a tribute to the late cricketer by using the hashtag #RIPPhilHughes

#18 Indian batsmen play PS 4

Indian batsmen Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant took some time off field in order to freshen up and spent their time playing Play Station.

#17 When Rain led to a Gym Session

The first day of the practice match between the Indian team and the Cricket Australia XI was washed out due to rain. The Indian players decided to spend their in the gym as Virat Kohli wants to make every day count.

#16 Ravindra Jadeja's swag

Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja who is a part of the Indian test squad touring Australia spent his time off field to capture some stunning photographs at the Sydney Harbour.

#15 Yuvendra Chahal enjoys with his nephew

Leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal decided to enjoy his time in Australia with his family as he shared a photo with his nephew where the young leggie is showing off his tattoos as well.

#14 Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli build a solid partnership

The Indian team batted first in the practice match and middle order batsmen C Pujara and V Kohli remained unbeaten at the end of the session building a solid partnership in the middle.

#13 Dale Steyn wants to go in the Devil's pool

South African pacer Dale Steyn was vacationing in the Victoria Falls at Zimbabwe and uploaded a picture of himself getting ready to go in the Devil's pool.

#12 Yuvraj Singh celebrates his 2nd Wedding Anniversary

The man of the tournament of the 2011 World Cup, Yuvraj Singh celebrated his 2nd wedding anniversary with his wife Hazel Keech and wished his soulmate with a cute caption on Instagram.

#11 Michael Clarke celebrates Late Phil Hughes' birthday

Michael Clarke who was very close to late Aussie cricketer Phil Hughes celebrated Hughes' birthday along with his family.

#10 Krunal Pandya works out with W Sundar

The hero of the 3rd T20I Krunal Pandya flew to New Zealand to join the India 'A' team and worked out with team mate Washington Sundar at Tauranqa.

#9 Ollie Pope's net session

Young English batsman Ollie Pope trained hard in a net session at Abu Dhabi ahead of his 3rd One Day game.

#8 Virat Kohli takes a wicket

Virat Kohli surprisingly rolled his arm in the practice match against Cricket Australia XI and was also successful in picking a wicket of the opposition side.

#7 Shoaib Malik's words of wisdom

Pakistani batsman Shoaib Malik uploaded an elevator selfie on Instagram and shared few words of wisdom in the caption of the post.

#6 Yusuf Pathan's throwback

Former Indian all-rounder Yusuf Pathan who is currently playing in the domestic leagues shared a picture of himself with his sister. The Sunrisers player seems to be missing his sibling.

#5 Game, Set and Match for MSD

Mahendra Singh Dhoni showed off his tennis playing abilities when he won the Country Cricket Club Tennis Tournament earlier this week.

#4 Colin Munro's love for his kids

Colin Munro who is known for his aggressive batting at the top, showed his love for his children on Instagram.

#3 England whitewash Sri Lanka

England dominated Sri Lanka in the entire test series and ultimately won the 3 match series with a margin of 3-0. Their skipper Joe Root celebrated this achievement on the social networking site.

#2 Virender Sehwag's Flashback Friday

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag shared his old photograph of army training with a #FlashBackFriday.

#1 Team India's candids from the net sessions

The official Instagram handle of the Indian cricket team shared the players' candid snapshots from the net sessions ahead of their practice match. The image of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma went viral in no time as a lot of Instagrammers came up with some really creative captions to this photo.