The tweet from BCCI Women came after skipper Anushka Sharma scored a fifty in an U-19 Interstate one-day tournament, the Women’s Under 19 One Day Challenger Trophy 2021-22. In the viral tweet, the BCCI women’s handle mentioned, “Anushka Sharma 52 runs in 88 balls (5×4, 1×6) India B 140/0 #U19ChallengerTrophy (sic).”Īnushka Sharma 52 runs in 88 balls (5x4, 1圆) India B 140/0 #U19ChallengerTrophy - BCCI Women November 2, 2021
What is lesser known is that a namesake of the famous actress is the skipper of India’s B tea which is currently participating in the U-19 Women’s cricket cup. However, BCCI Women’s twitter handle send social media into frenzy with a post mentioning a half-century scored by Anushka Sharma in a recent match. At other times, unfortunate netizens troll her with misguided anger after some defeats on the international stage. Some times it is her presence in the stands applauding Kohli and company during Team India’s matches. Anushka Sharma and cricket usually come up in the same sentence only with Virat Kohli also in the mix.