#OnTheUp: Big celebrations on and off the field
Diwali celebrations were in full swing last week with cricketers spending time with their loved ones.
Happy Diwali to all. Lighten up with your loved ones. Stay safe and sound 😁 🪔 @ritssajdeh pic.twitter.com/oXwR3uQ3Yx
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) November 14, 2020
आप सभी को दीपावली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। 🪔
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 14, 2020
May you be the source of joy & light in someone's life today. Happy Diwali! pic.twitter.com/HdRhu6nZko
And some wishes from across the globe.
Happy Diwali 🙏🏿 pic.twitter.com/wdjWi0Kq2N
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) November 14, 2020
Happy Diwali to everybody celebrating 🥳
— Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt) November 14, 2020
But some cricketers are still basking in the glory of their title wins.
A fitting tribute to the late Dean Jones from Babar Azam and his title-winning side in the Pakistan Super League.
Deano, job done coach! 🏆 #Champions #KarachiKings pic.twitter.com/uM6tKebG0u
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) November 17, 2020
The training sessions are meanwhile getting intense with a few teams back in action from later this month.
A long day of hard work for the #MenInMaroon! Today’s double training session for the test team was a success! 🙌🏾 #WIReady #NZvWI 🏏🌴 pic.twitter.com/vQhmDpC6CY
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) November 15, 2020
Practice mode on! Good to be back 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/jX5zxcUX07
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) November 17, 2020
There is no better feeling than to play for your country. A long wait to bowl in the #TeamIndia nets finally ended today! Looking forward to our Australian tour. #teamindia #Mshami11 #SaddaPunjab pic.twitter.com/5LQbqeVIZa
— 𝕸𝖔𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖆𝖉 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖎 (@MdShami11) November 15, 2020
Forget defensive batting in the nets, swinging for the stands is still in vogue.
Boom. How many runs for Alyssa Healy tonight? #WBBL06 pic.twitter.com/drfx1DVpGe
— Weber Women's Big Bash League (@WBBL) November 18, 2020
For some retired cricketers, the off-field action is still 'wild'.
And things are swinging back to normal across the world.
PICS: National Players participate in a training camp launched at Kabul Cricket Stadium where they work on fitness and perform batting, bowling and fielding drills. pic.twitter.com/BBST6DhBB6
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) November 11, 2020
Today we had our 1st indoor training session at the new indoor facilities @VRA_Cricket_AMS. pic.twitter.com/J6YwmWqAsE
— Cricket🏏Netherlands (@KNCBcricket) November 17, 2020