#OnTheUp: Moeen spins a win, KP does magic
Moeen Ali made a memorable return to the national side, picking up nine wickets and scoring key runs to claim the Player of the Match award.
YEEEESSSSS! Well played @englandcricket what a great win! #ENGIND
— Matt Prior (@MattPrior13) September 2, 2018
Many congratulations to everyone at @englandcricket Very Proud of you all the way you played. Moeen Ali extremely happy with your performance๐ #Once you believe it you can achieve it ๐ช๐ป๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ pic.twitter.com/Ay2gR41V5b
— Saqlain Mushtaq (@Saqlain_Mushtaq) September 2, 2018
Fantastic test match ..congratulations England ..virat kohli an absolute standout .and for me Kumara Dharmasena was fantastic in these conditions ...best umpire @cricketsrilanka @BCCI @bhogleharsha
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) September 2, 2018
England outspin India in England......didnโt see this coming. Mooen Ali, take a bow ๐โโ๏ธ #ENDvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 2, 2018
Virat Kohli had another good Test match individually โ though no centuries! โ and also got to the 6000-run mark in the format.
Talking of milestones, Afghanistan and Mohammad Nabi celebrated a special century.
Team Afghanistan celebrate playing 100th ODI and @MohammadNabi007 's appearance in the same number of ODIs.#100ODIs pic.twitter.com/GTfJDEEnYc
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) August 29, 2018
Away from the action, Wriddhiman Saha had a memory to share.
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— Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) August 29, 2018
Craig McMillan also stepped back a bit in time.
Got robbed 4 runs by Shep!!! https://t.co/6aSFxyf4Do
— Craig McMillan (@cmacca10) August 29, 2018
Meanwhile, the Rawalpindi Express is back on the rails ... needs a spot of training, doesnโt he?
Here am making a come back for Lahore Qalandar..
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 28, 2018
Bowled after years but loved it .. pic.twitter.com/cFpWwNsyML
Hasan Ali shared an important lesson on sportsmanship.
sportsmanship,equality ,respect and most importantly humanity well done ๐๐ป both of you for lovely msg sports always best https://t.co/SLAZLf6CbS
— Hassan Ali ๐ต๐ฐ (@RealHa55an) August 28, 2018
Going back to the last weekend, the Surrey Stars dressing room was full of good cheer after they won the Women's Cricket Super League. We appreciate the stump-generated music here.
Love these girls!!๐๐ช๐ป pic.twitter.com/e3R3tzudEs
— Marizanne Kapp (@kappie777) August 28, 2018
As one generation of women cricketers taste success, the next gets ready ...
Proud to see my daughter attended her first ever County trials https://t.co/fwga5KT9Bz
— Atiq-uz-Zaman (@Atiq160Test) August 27, 2018
Elsewhere, Croatians are not done impressing with their footballing skills.
2-0 down with 5 to play and the Croatian striker scores 3 to snatch victory. ๐ญ๐ท @CPL @scottbstyris @IvanVicelich pic.twitter.com/OOTt8Sp4sN
— Anton Devcich (@antondevcich13) August 27, 2018
Cricketers past and present all over the world reacted to the biggest news of the week, the announcement of Alastair Cook's imminent retirement from international cricket.
Right from the time he made his debut against us in Nagpur, knew that he is a very special talent and will have a huge role to play in English Cricket .I wish to congratulate Alastair Cook on a wonderful career for England. #CookRetires
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) September 3, 2018
A true legend who set the benchmark on and off the pitch. Itโs been an honour playing alongside you. Congratulations on a stellar @englandcricket career, Cookie ๐ pic.twitter.com/CyQ83RpEoN
— Jonny Bairstow (@jbairstow21) September 3, 2018