#OnTheUp: Meet the latest Hall of Famers
An action-packed cricket week ended on a big note as the thoroughly deserving trio of Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting and Claire Taylor became the latest entrants to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
I had the honour and privilege of playing alongside this great. Absolute legend and hero of mine and a lot of people around the world. Well done and congratulations on being inducted intoโฆ https://t.co/cyQlNUEZEI
— David Warner (@davidwarner31) July 2, 2018
Throughly deserved, huge congrats @SCT_Tails ๐๐ป https://t.co/ZMuxitgvqb
— Charlotte Edwards (@C_Edwards23) July 1, 2018
Yesssss!!! One of the best!!! ๐ https://t.co/ge8BwjJcgt
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) July 1, 2018
Congratulations Rahul and Ricky newest members of #ICCHallofFame . Well deserved for all the achievements ๐ https://t.co/kGI4sf7kPv
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) July 2, 2018
Definitely well deserved. Congrats to both, two of my favourites to play against and champion blokes. https://t.co/YNH99iFqMJ
— Graeme Smith (@GraemeSmith49) July 2, 2018
A true legend, and an inspiration who I look up to. Congratulations Rahul Bhai :) https://t.co/QmMK3HaGBM
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) July 2, 2018
Taylorโs former team โ England Women โ marked the occasion by winning the tri-nation Twenty20 International series by beating New Zealand Women.
Today's #TriSeries Final through the ๐ท of @PhotosportNZ ๐ pic.twitter.com/jCEmQcjwBk
— WHITE FERNS (@WHITE_FERNS) July 1, 2018
As ever, the New Zealand Women were great role models, though.
How to help an overawed child at national anthems time?@AnnaPeterson06 ๐ #rolemodel โญ๏ธ #spiritofcricket ๐ pic.twitter.com/0bHuavi76e
— WHITE FERNS (@WHITE_FERNS) June 30, 2018
Elsewhere, Ireland Women won the last T20I against Bangladesh Women off the very last ball. Thanks to Isobel Joyce for her rescue act!
In awe of how @lauradel14 and @lewis_gaby went about things to get us within reach today. Good looking scoreboard #letsgetsonaroll #COYGIG pic.twitter.com/n69auzsMZH
— Isobel Joyce (@izzyjoyce) July 1, 2018
All about the finish @izzyjoyce ๐ช๐ป
— Laura Delany (@lauradel14) July 1, 2018
The moment of euphoria, @izzyjoyce plays the ball to the covers for the winning run! #BackingGreen pic.twitter.com/teq2b9vj8g
— Ireland Womenโs Cricket (@IrishWomensCric) July 1, 2018
๐ #winners Bring on #wcqt20 https://t.co/nFErQTErsd
— Cecelia Joyce (@CeceliaJoyce44) July 1, 2018
In another T20I on the same day, Shoaib Malik reached a milestone.
Congratulations @realshoaibmalik to become 1st Pakistani batsman in T20 format to score 2000 runs ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ , many more to come ๐คฒ๐ผ , stay blessed
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) July 1, 2018
Thereโs more T20I action coming up โฆ
Sunday training. ๐ 2๏ธโฃ days to go before our first T20I against England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ pic.twitter.com/734rKjVkYQ
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) July 1, 2018
โฆ and they prepare like this.
Me & jatta caught in action. We love dancing & singing. ๐ ๐ถ @SDhawan25 pic.twitter.com/P4vqsuxUVh
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) July 1, 2018
Can someone help Jonny Bairstow out here?
What cricket term is @jbairstow21 drawing? ๐ค
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 29, 2018
Can you guess before @StuartBroad8 & co?
@RubiconExoticUK #Urbancrictionary pic.twitter.com/USkhCAvqrp
And lastly, football fever still has our cricketers in its grip โ if anything, itโs getting worse (or better).
Plz donโt support Brazil I donโt want them to lose ๐๐
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) July 1, 2018
This World Cup is madness!
— Sam Billings (@sambillings) July 1, 2018
England ... We will never ever get a better chance to reach a World Cup final ... I officially declare it #VodkaOclock #WorldCup18
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 1, 2018
Come on England! pic.twitter.com/6p9FR6RCuR
— Joe Root (@root66) June 28, 2018