#OnTheUp: After the Mankad, the April Fools

Buttler, Stokes
Buttler, Stokes

We introduced everything from Instagram handles on the back of shirts, Twitter polls in place of the traditional toss of the coin, and, in special circumstances, shorts in Test cricket.

And, err, the tweaks found some love (that wasn't part of the plan!).

Thankfully, Nathan McCullum had some news that served as a much-needed distraction.

As did Denmark, who seemingly have become the most sought-after team in Test cricket overnight.

Thankfully, there was the IPL to bring everyone back down to Earth with hard-hitting, top bracket drama. It's been a little over a week since the tournament began, and we've already had a range of issues that's been debated intensely.

It all began with a Mankad. But the two people who were in hot water weren't directly involved ...

There were many points raised on the ‘mankad’, Shane Warne being quite verbose about it all. But Ben Stokes’ two-bit takes the cake!

Away from all that, we'd another celebrity spotting at the cricket. It was Ed Sheeran last week. This week, it was Olympian Michael Phelps. The Aquaman's presence, naturally, brought about some puns.

Elsewhere, Megan Schutt had some wonderful news.

And KP ... well, he was just being KP.

And if none of this has cured your Monday blues, well here's Zampa and Stoinis. Such awwww.

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