A look at some of them…
Kohli-Anushka: Runs, runs, runs and still tonnes of brickbats!
While cricketers like Rohit Sharma, Sir Ravindra Jadeja and Ishant Sharma have been thebutt of Twitter jokes for their on-field performances, one struggles to think the last time Virat
Kohli was in really bad form. Feels like another era.But he still has been facing the brunt of it thanks to his relationship with Bollywood actressAnushka Sharma. A long time back when he faced a period of bad form, instead of attackinghim, some wise aleck blamed Anushka and it trended.
While it was in bad taste, social media would repeat the process whenever Kohli was in badform and lately when he has been in sensational form the Anushka jokes would be out evenin a rare Kohli cheap dismissal!
Kohli had had enough and Tweeted a graphic with the word “Shame” with the following…Shame on people for trolling @AnushkaSharma non-stop. Have some compassion. She hasalways only given me positivity
Shame on people for trolling @AnushkaSharma non-stop. Have some compassion. She has always only given me positivity http://pic.twitter.com/OBIMA2EZKu
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 28, 2016
That got a good hundred thousand plus likes.
The year ended with the media gossip columns driving themselves into frenzy over theimminent engagement of Kohli and Anushka and this time Kohli cheekily Tweeted…
" we aren't getting engaged & if we were going to,we wouldn't hide it. Simple... (1/2)
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) December 30, 2016
(2/2)Since news channels cant resist selling false rumours & keeping you confused, we are just ending the confusion :)
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) December 30, 2016
Whatever happened to Harsha Bhogle?
In a last-over finish in a T20 match versus Bangladesh in the World Cup, India secured athrilling and nail-biting win. While all the Indian fans celebrated the event, one fan had agrouse.
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan Tweeted…
T 2184 - With all due respects, it would be really worthy of an Indian commentator to speak more about our players than others all the time.
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016
And then he personally responded to Tweeple who responded to that. Sample some ofthem…@raj20k yes !! jab dekho unki tareef karte rehte hain .. out unka batsman, aur uske liye dukhvyakt kar rahe hain .. arre .. hamari bowling
@raj20k yes !! jab dekho unki tareef karte rehte hain .. out unka batsman, aur uske liye dukh vyakt kar rahe hain .. arre .. hamari bowling
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016
@vmittra not just lack lustre .. simply biased .. always speaking and praising opposition .. !!@gauravchawla cool .. but I mean its the limit yaar .. the way our players and our team always gets the wrong end .. this is just not on ..
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016
@vmittra not just lack lustre .. simply biased .. always speaking and praising opposition .. !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 23, 2016
When captain MS Dhoni Tweeted…Nothing to add
Nothing to add https://t.co/8rBel3vw4o
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) March 23, 2016
…that seemed to end the argument that there was indeed something gravely wrong. While nonames were taken, all the fingers were pointed at Harsha Bhogle and some of the followingTweets were presented as evidence…
Bangladesh have used the conditions beautifully. Have to say they are ahead at this stage.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 23, 2016
I said it on air and I'll say it again. This is the best group of players I have seen from Bangladesh.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 23, 2016
A perplexed Bhogle was surprised at the fuss and finally defended himself in a longFacebook post…
But the damage seemed to have been done. Bhogle found his contract terminated for the IPLimmediately after that and was missing from subsequent international matches too.
When Dhoni fans got upset with Ashwin
Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been in the form of his life and 2016 was absolutelybrilliant for him. The crowning achievement for him was being declared ICC Cricketer of theYear.
I would like to take this day as an opportunity to thank @prithinarayanan @basu2013 @anilkumble1074 @imVkohli and my parents.
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) December 22, 2016
While that would have seemed harmless to the average reader, fans of MS Dhoni were upsetthat his name wasn’t taken. “How could Ashwin be so ungrateful to Dhoni?” they wondered.
While Ashwin tried not to respond, he had to when his wife was mentioned by one of thefans…
I would like to take this day as an opportunity to thank @prithinarayanan @basu2013 @anilkumble1074 @imVkohli and my parents.
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) December 22, 2016
While Ashwin did mention Dhoni’s name in his thank you speech, he didn’t exactly seem tobe thanking him as this clip show…
ICC Cricketer of the Year @ashwinravi99 says thanks after winning the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy and Test Cricketer of the Year #ICCAwards http://pic.twitter.com/B3eW9ZIEZs
— ICC (@ICC) December 22, 2016
When a Bangladeshi fan posted a really disgusting image
The Bhogle controversy wasn’t the only one that raged on in social media during that period.
Before the T20 World Cup we had the T20 Asia Cup and during that time some bright aleckfan posted a photoshopped photo of Bangladeshi fast bowler Taskin Ahmed with Dhoni’ssevered head.
India and Dhoni had the last laugh and the Indian fans went wild on Twitter…
Kejriwal with Taskin's Aadhar application form #IndvsBan http://pic.twitter.com/og7aa9DYFb
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) March 6, 2016
Photoshop 0 - Dhoni 1#AsiaCupT20Final
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) March 6, 2016
Pic 1 : Bangladesh fans before the match.
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) March 6, 2016
Pic 2 : Bangladesh fans after the match. #AsiaCupT20Final #IndvsBan http://pic.twitter.com/iCIwHq1F8w
Match summary : Never MS with Dhoni.
— Swagshank (@zZoker) March 6, 2016
The Master Blaster of Twitter Knights rises…
One person who is never at the receiving end whether it’s on the field or off it is Virender
Sehwag. Though he entered the Twitterverse way back in he entered the slog overs in 2016.
Most memorable is his back and forth with TV host Piers Morgan during the Olympics…
Country with 1.2 billion people wildly celebrates 2 losing medals. How embarrassing is that?
We cherish every small happiness',But Eng who invented Cricket,&yet2win a WC,still continue to playWC.Embarrassing?Country with 1.2 billion people wildly celebrates 2 losing medals. How embarrassing is that? https://t.co/FYSBM7ErAf
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 24, 2016
We cherish every small happiness',
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 24, 2016
But Eng who invented Cricket,&yet2win a WC,still continue to playWC.Embarrassing? https://t.co/0mzP4Ro8H9
Hi @virendersehwag, I bet you 1 million rupees to charity that England wins a ODI World Cup before India wins another Olympic Gold. Accept?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 30, 2016
We soon won Gold at the Rio Paralympics and Sehwag fans went after Morgan.
When Morgan corrected a Sehwag typo...
India invented Kabaddi & r World Champs for 8th time.Elsewhere some country invented Cricket & r yet only good in correcting typos.#INDvIRN http://pic.twitter.com/IG9fucAMMo
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 22, 2016
Mate, we invented Darts & Curling but I wouldn't boast about being 'World Champions' at them. https://t.co/4PIlEKubpD
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 22, 2016
Sehwag also knows how to troll his fellow players…
A very happy birthday dear @Saqlain_Mushtaq .
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 29, 2016
Stay blessed and Thank you for the memories. Enjoying watching this in loop. http://pic.twitter.com/QOryy3L2TF
With that he posted a video of him hitting him for a six to get a Test triple century at thehistoric Multan match where we won a Test on Pakistan soil for the first time and went on towin the series!
When Shami clean bowled his trolls
Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami posted some delightful photos of his family and he gottrolled because his wife was wearing a gown! While the disgusting comments came one afteranother, Shami showed that he can bowl Yorkers both on and off the field with this Facebookpost…
Kaif trolled at the death (of 2016)…
While the last day of the year is spent for celebrations, the trolls continued till the very end.
Former India batsman Mohammed Kaif posted photos of him doing Surya Namaskar onTwitter…
Surya Namaskar is a complete workout fr the physical system,a comprehensive exercise form without any need fr equipment.#KaifKeFitnessFunde http://pic.twitter.com/snJW0SgIXM
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 31, 2016
He was criticized by a certain sections of Muslims and here’s one such sample…
@MohammadKaif @ExSecular surya namaskar is 100% prohibited in islam we cant down our before anyone except allah its requirement of iman bro
— Patel Muhammad (@PatelMuhammad7) December 31, 2016
Kaif’s response?
Sabse Bada Rog, Kya Kahenge Log ! https://t.co/ouRrrWo2B1
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 31, 2016
You could well call 2016 the year when Indian cricketers got it really bad, but gave it backeven worse to their critics!
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