The top social media updates from the cricketing world, all curated in one place in Wisden's social wrap for July 16.
Glenn Maxwell gives Player of the Match award to fan
Maxwell starred in an MLC game for Washington Freedom, taking 3-15 in four overs and a catch in the field, earning him the Player of the Match award, which he duly gave to a young fan in the crowd after the game.
The winner of the ❤❤ award goes to...👆
— Washington Freedom (@WSHFreedom) July 15, 2024
**Glenn Maxwell graciously gave his POTM award to his fan 🫶#FreedomExpress #MLC2024 @Gmaxi_32 pic.twitter.com/T4kYIrjwKO
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BCCI reveals India's T20 WC victory celebration media numbers
India's T20 World Cup victory was celebrated with nation-wide with a lot of passion, particularly in Mumbai where the team did a road-show along the Marine Drive. BCCI today revealed the exceptional numbers that the various celebration videos did on social media, with a cobmbined 1.3 billion views across platforms.
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Kate Cross and Lauren Bell turn camerapersons for England's training session
Currently leading the five-match T20I series against New Zealand 4-0, the two England seamers looked in joyous mood as they took a bunch of photographs of their teammates and coaching staff.
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Baroda comes out to welcome hometown hero Hardik Pandya
Pandya returned to Baroda, his hometown for the first time since India's T20 World Cup victory, and did an open-bus parade, much like the Indian team had done one in Mumbai. He was greeted with hoards of fans, who were there to welcome their hero back home.
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Fans in disbelief at new Arjuna Ranatunga photo
A photo posted on X by Sri Lankan journalist Rex Clementine was captioned, 'Two World Cup winning captains', and had Kapil Dev standing alongside Arjuna Ranatunga, who led Sri Lanka to the 1996 World Cup title. But fans online were taken aback by how different Ranatunga looked, from his playing days.
Two World Cup winning captains. pic.twitter.com/zJane9Oq0u
— Rex Clementine (@RexClementine) July 16, 2024
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