Anushka Sharma playing cricket? Fans left wondering after BBCI’s tweet

New Delhi: Actress Anushka Sharma often finds herself in the crosshairs of venal trolls whenever Virat Kohli has a bad day on the pitch. However, here comes a twist in the tale as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mentioned Anushka Sharma in its tweet.

BCCI took to Twitter and wrote, “Anushka Sharma 52 runs in 88 balls (5×4, 1×6) India B 140/0 #U19ChallengerTrophy (sic).”

Apparently, a lot of people were unaware of the fact that the name of the captain of India’s B side playing in the U-19 Women’s cricket tournament is Anushka Sharma. The BCCI post confused the netizens thinking about whether actress and wife of Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma started playing cricket.

Here are some reactions from Twitterati:

Abey isne Cricket khelna kab se shuru kar diya : pic.twitter.com/olGgNLw0Ae

— Kushagra (@45kusha) November 2, 2021

Ab kuch der bad ye mat bolna ki vaamika ne bhi ek six maar ke ball boundary se bahar pahucha di hai.

— Pranjul SharmaJi (@SharmaaJie) November 2, 2021

For a sec i thought bcci is trolling virat kohli ????

— Pisces dude (@Deltaseira0318) November 2, 2021

Wait…whaaatt…? so..the wife plays for BCCI women team? Isn’t she only a actress ?

— Indika Bandara (@hmcindikab) November 2, 2021

???you had us

— SURBHI SHARMA?? (@Imsurbhis) November 2, 2021

Tumlog btaye kyu nhi Ki Anushka match khelne gyi hai , vamika ro rhi hai pic.twitter.com/s0yZVy7bej

— Sumit □◇○ (@UN_PrEdiTAble) November 2, 2021

In the opening match, India Team A locked horns with India Team B. The encounter between the two teams was held at the RCA Academy Ground in Jaipur. All four teams will be fighting against each other in the series of matches from November 2 and November 7 in Jaipur. The competition aims to enhance the players’ ability to impress the selectors and confirm the spot in the U-19 team.

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have multiple times faced trolls on social media. In the recent one, after India’s lost against Pakistan, the two were subjected to trolling. The online users have also dragged the couple’s earlier appeal of not bursting crackers on Diwali and asked them to ‘refrain from doling out advice on Diwali and instead focus on improving at winning matches.’