Top 25 Instagram Cricket Posts of the Week : 8th December 2018

It's Saturday and we are back with our top 25 countdown of the cricket posts on Instagram. This week, we saw New Zealand conquering all odds to lift the Oye Hoye Cup by defeating Pakistan 2-1 in the 3 match series in the U.A.E.

India and Australia kicked off their much-awaited test series with the Indian team having a slight upper hand at the end of Day 3 in Adelaide.

However, it was the photo session that the team had ahead of the series which set abuzz the Instagram community. Here are the top 25 Cricket Instagram Posts of the Week -

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#25 BJ Watling's most memorable trip

New Zealand wicket-keeper BJ Watling shared an image from the recently concluded test series and mentioned that this was his most memorable trip to the desert which he will remember for a long time.

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#24 Mark Wood visits the Grand Mosque

English pacer Mark Wood paid a visit to the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi and also shared a photograph of his visit on Instagram.

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#23 Mahela Jayawardene celebrates his daughter's 5th birthday

Retired Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene celebrated his daughter Sansa's birthday and showed off his fatherly love on the photo-sharing site. It looks like Jayawardene is enjoying the second innings of his life with his family.

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#22 Australian Players play cricket with some special children

Australian players Nathan Lyon and Peter Siddle played cricket with some specially-abled children who are a part of Cricket Australia's charity partners.

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#21 Umesh Yadav and co. travel to Adelaide

Indian pacer Umesh Yadav shared a team photo of the Indian players while they were on their journey to Adelaide. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, C Pujara, M Vijay, R Pant and M Shami posed along with Umesh while Rohit was busy on his cellphone.

#20 Delhi Daredevils change their name

IPL franchise Delhi Daredevils changed their name to Delhi Capitals and this change generated quite a buzz in the cricketing circles.

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#19 Gautam Gambhir Retires

One of the most underrated cricketers in history, Gautam Gambhir announced his retirement from all forms of the game and his former franchise Delhi Capitals bid him adieu with a touching caption.

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#18 Two Masters in one Picture

Indian opener Prithvi Shaw shared an image with Sachin Tendulkar and showed his respect for the Little Master in the post's caption.

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#17 Virender Sehwag's Flashback Friday

Former Indian player V Sehwag uploaded a picture of his Armed Forces Flag Day celebration and gave his fans a perfect flashback Friday.

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#16 The Skipper Praises his team

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson celebrated his team's historic win against Pakistan by sharing a group photograph of the entire Kiwi team and support staff.

#15 Brendon McCullum cannot wait to reunite with Chris Lynn

Brendon McCullum showed his excitement for the upcoming season of the Big Bash League by sharing his pictures while playing for Brisbane Heat and also showed his willingness to reunite with his bash brother Chris Lynn.

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#14 Kevin Pietersen's hate for Bouncers

The former English batsman Kevin Pietersen shared a video of himself playing some bouncer balls and also stated that bouncers were never fun for him.

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#13 Stuart Broad overcomes Jet Lag

Stuart Broad was a part of the English team which toured Sri Lanka and it seems like it took him almost two or three weeks to get over his jet lag.

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#12 Chris Jordan's desert Safari

Fast bowler Chris Jordan was enjoying his time in the U.A.E and he also clicked some pictures in the desert of Dubai, which he shared on Instagram.

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#11 Northern Warriors win the T10 League

The Northern Warriors franchise which featured Andre Russell and was coached by Robin Singh emerged as the champions of the second season of the T10 League.

#10 Darren Sammy celebrates his T10 League victory

Former Windies captain Darren Sammy was also a part of the Northern Warriors team and the West Indian celebrated their triumph in a way only he can.

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#9 Seven Years of Virender Sehwag's 219

On this day in 2011, Indian opener Virender Sehwag became only the 2nd player to score a double hundred when the Delhite smashed 219 runs off 149 balls against Windies at Indore.

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#8 ICC wishes Shikhar Dhawan a Happy Birthday

Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan celebrated his birthday this past week and the ICC wished him on his special day by sharing the highlights of one of the best innings of Dhawan.

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#7 Hanuma Vihari missing his lifelines

All-rounder H Vihari who is touring Australia as a part of the Indian test team has already started missing his lifelines.

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#6 Yuzvendra Chahal spends his time with Willy and Chloe

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal who is not a part of the Indian team spent his time with Andrew Symonds' kids Willy and Chloe in Australia.

#5 Tim Southee's daughter turns one

New Zealand pacer Tim Southee's daughter Indie May turned one and her father wished her by sharing her cute photos on Instagram.

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#4 Kuldeep Yadav's Sunny Side Up

It seems like Kuldeep Yadav is making the most of his first Australian tour as the chinaman spinner shared a picture of himself doing cardio on the go in Adelaide.

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#3 Ishant Sharma sends Aaron Finch packing

Ishant Sharma bowled one of the most beautiful deliveries in Test cricket history when he sent Aaron Finch to the pavilion by uprooting his off and leg stumps.

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#2 King Kohli's Photoshoot

Virat Kohli was a part of the pre-series photoshoot in Australia and the Indian cricket team's official Instagram handle uploaded one of his best pictures from the shoot which has received over 400,000 likes.

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#1 Virender Sehwag wishes the Indian cricketers a happy birthday

Virender Sehwag has become one of the most loved cricketers with his tweeting skills as the former Indian opener wished Bumrah, Jadeja, Karun Nair, RP Singh and Shreyas Iyer a happy birthday in a comical manner.