Best Twitter accounts to follow during the Cricket World Cup

While everybody from the print and television media descend upon Australia and New Zealand shores for the upcoming Cricket World Cup, social media is another platform that will be keenly followed by fans from across the cricketing fraternity. Among the social networking sites, Twitter is one place which is always abuzz with the most innovative takes on proceedings in the world of cricket.Here are 10 Twitter accounts that you should follow during the upcoming 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup:

#1 Fake IPL Player

Fake IPL Player first came into prominence during the 2009 edition of the Indian Premier League that was held in South Africa. His blog was extremely popular among fans in the subcontinent and after entertaining fans for a year on his blog, the brain behind the concept, Bangalore-based Anupam Mukerji came out in the open to reveal that he had never been a cricketer in his life and was just making up stories.

The Fake IPL Player also has a blog called www.fakeiplplayer.com.

#2 Keh Ke Peheno

Tweeting under the handle of @coolfunnyshirt, this user is also someone with a funny bone and provides his perspective on various topics surrounding the game.

#3 Pavilion Opinions

James Marsh aka Pavilion Opinions blogs for ESPN Cricinfo and writes for the cricket website www.alloutcricket.com. He also puts forward his thoughts on his Twitter handle.

#4 AltCricket

Alt Cricket provides some of the funniest opinions on the game off the field. Here’s a tweet that describes his humour well:

#5 Gaurav Sethi

Based in New Delhi, Gaurav Sethi looks at the lighter side of the game and gives his views on the various topics related to the game.

#6 The GoanPatiala

Another personality from the bloggers club, The Goan Patiala writes a blog atcalled the thegoanpatiala.blogspot.com. and puts forth interesting tweets on his Twitter account.

#7 Mohandas Menon

Mohandas Menon is a statistician who has been covering the game from the numbers point of view for several years and has gained a reputation of putting out extremely interesting stats for cricket fans across the globe.

#8 Jarrod Kimber

Jarrod Kimber is a cricket writer who gained prominence as the founder of the blog cricketwithballs. He is presently working with ESPN Cricinfo and writes on The Cricket Sadist Hour blog. He also stars in The Chuck Fleetwood-Smiths video series.

Kimber runs two shows – The Two Chucks and #politeenquiries and has authored two books – 2008: The year of the balls and Australian Autopsy.

#9 Vikram Sathaye

One of India’s best-known stand-up comedians, Vikram Sathaye’s ability to mimic the best of cricketers has gained him quite a fan following. Sathaye recently turned author with his book How Sachin Destroyed My Life.

#10 Andy Zaltzman

One of the funniest cricket writers in the world today, Andy Zaltzman writes a blog for ESPN Cricinfo named The Confectionery Stall and has also written a book by the name of Does Anything Eat Bankers?: And 53 Other Indispensable Questions for the Credit Crunched, that was published in 2008.

Umesh Yadav bowls. Maxwell dispatches it into the stands. Indian supporters catch the ball. #WeWontGiveItBack

— Fake IPL Player (@_fakeiplplayer) February 8, 2015

News: Ishant Sharma out of the world cup. Batsmen (of other teams): Please get him back! BCCI : We #WontGiveItBack!

— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) February 9, 2015

Supreme Court ruling on Meiyappan's status means the ICC chairman may not be a criminal, but is an enthusiastic liar. Proud day for cricket.

— Pavilion Opinions (@pavilionopinion) January 22, 2015

Obama: "Your national defence is incredibly strong." Modi: "You obviously haven't seen Shikhar..."

— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) January 26, 2015

What India has to do to win in Australia: play Afghanistan. #WC2015

Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 10, 2015

If #IndvsPak match ends in a tie, the team with less numbers of injuries will be declared as winners. #WorldCup2015 #15feb

— TheGoanPatiala (@TheGoanPatiala) February 9, 2015

India 224 ODI 100s: 22% by Sachin Tendulkar (49) 41% btw Sachin Tendulkar (49), Sourav Ganguly (22) & Virat Kohli (21) - total 100s: 92

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 3, 2015

So far this is Glenn Maxwell's Punch Drunk Love.

— Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) February 1, 2015

The Indian cricket team needs to learn from AAP, you can be down but never out ! #LifeLessons

— vikram sathaye (@vikramsathaye) February 10, 2015

The last time a visiting batsman scored 4 100s in a series in Australia, Wall Street hadn't crashed yet, and Richie Benaud hadn't been born.

— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket) January 8, 2015