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          The Buzz: Ish Sodhi vs Yuzvendra Chahal

          Jan 28, 2021
          • ESPNcricinfo staff

          Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's Buzz, your go-to destination for all the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond.

          January 28

          Two spinners facing off in a chess match is the Netflix special we need. Get on it, Ish Sodhi

          Shafali Verma's singing skills

          Shafali Verma could have a solid secondary career as a wake-up caller, maybe.

          Jimmy Anderson's quarantine exercise tips

          Jimmy Anderson's found the perfect way to keep with his cardio routine while he's stuck in quarantine in Chennai ahead of the India-England series - skipping. We're really inspired to skip too after watching this. Skip exercise, that is.

          January 27

          Nathan Lyon reflects on his summer

          Nathan Lyon's 100th Test didn't quite go as planned, but he's not complaining.

          Carlos Brathwaite's new wicket celebration

          We're calling this the "sweep the floor with the batsman".

          Irfan Pathan and Leander Paes' partnership

          Now that's what you call mixed doubles.

          Washington Sundar hits the high notes

          After his heroics in the Australia-India series, Washington Sundar can count AR Rahman among his fans.

          Would Steve Smith make a good rugby player?

          And does getting tackled hurt less in water?

          And it's not even like he's trying!

          Will East Bengal be the new IPL team?

          After the Tottenham Hotspurs, it's East Bengal getting bitten by the cricket bug.

          January 25

          The second Sri Lanka-England Test gets a visitor

          Apparently there was a b-lizard warning on the forecast for the second Sri Lanka-England Test. That's not an extra fielder, ICC, that's clearly a match official, out to monitor the game.

          Jemimah Rodrigues is feeling the Bern

          Resident memelord Jemimah Rodrigues is shockingly late to the Bernie meme but to make up for it she's coming at it hard.

          KL Rahul's wowsers trousers

          Is that the airplane blanket? Are those his pants? Are they pants made out of a blanket? We have a lot of questions KL Rahul