#OnTheUp: Ian Bell's first-class career comes to fitting end
Former England batsman Bell signed off from red-ball cricket with scores of 50 and 90 for Warwickshire against Glamorgan.
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— Warwickshire CCC π (@WarwickshireCCC) September 8, 2020
He leaves the crease in red ball cricket for the final time.
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The batsman, once a mainstay of the England order, was overwhelmed by the messages that came his way from across the cricketing world.
Right, where do I start? Aside from the small detail of playing my final ever red ball game, Iβve needed this week to take everything in. The messages, calls, tweets, news articles, TV features etc, have been absolutely mind blowing and I canβt begin to thank everyone enough. pic.twitter.com/3DOZDyxfDX
— Ian Bell (@Ian_Bell) September 11, 2020
The sheer number of kind words has been humbling and I wonβt deny itβs been an emotional week.
— Ian Bell (@Ian_Bell) September 11, 2020
Thank you for everything. I will do my best to reply to as many messages as possible, but please accept my warmest thanks for making this one of the proudest weeks of my life x pic.twitter.com/Gch9OIIap5
Over in West Indies, Trinbago Knight Riders celebrated the completion of a perfect campaign winning each of their games in the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.
Dwayne Bravo made full use of his bragging rights!
Speechless about how I feel right now
— Sikandar Raza (@SRazaB24) September 11, 2020
All I can say massive thanks to @TKRiders for the opportunity and making me feel so welcome by everyone
Big thanks to #TKRFans for their messages of love and support.
ππππ#Alhamdulillah #family
Thanks #Zimbabwe for sending so much love pic.twitter.com/PT4wEMvEdD
2018 2020 ππ what a legend @bachaji23 @TKRiders @CPL β€οΈπ€ pic.twitter.com/nwKdyKPAfA
— Ali khan (@IamAlikhan23) September 11, 2020
With the CPL done, the attention is beginning to shift to the IPL.
Expect Mohammad Shami to hit a few out of the park this season.
Batting time π pic.twitter.com/BIbEMEmSoI
— πΈπππππππ πππππ (@MdShami11) September 11, 2020