Former England cricketers vast and varied - and other international players - expressed concern at the rather placid nature of the Trent Bridge pitch on day one of England's Test series opener against India.
Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has announced his return to competitive cricket, nearly five years after his last professional match, and will turn out for Lancashire in the T20 Blast.
With Mother's Day being celebrated on Sunday, cricketers around the globe composed tributes to their moms and wives, with many away from home on the day doing duty in the IPL.
With the Indian Premier League auction dominating Twitter on Wednesday, the players who were bought, and some who were not given a big pay day, took to social media to express their delight and frustration.
With the passing of South Africa's first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, late on Thursday night, the tributes poured in on Friday morning from all over the world, sports personalities included.
While some reaction on Twitter was unsympathetic and ignorant of mental illness, the majority, including current and former players, was positive and supportive of the Warwickshire man.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen's colourful career has reached the 100-Test mark, and when he runs out in Brisbane for the first Ashes Test of the return leg, he will join a club of nine England players to pass three figures.
With Sachin Tendulkar playing his 200th and final Test for India this week, Twitter was abuzz on Thursday as he took to the field in Mumbai against the West Indies, first as a fielder after India chose to bowl, and then with the bat.
The tributes poured in from all and sundry (especially England players) on Twitter, extolling the Little Master's virtues and one or two taking the mickey.
The Springboks' defeat to the All Blacks at Eden Park on Saturday, which included a very questionable yellow card for hooker Bismarck du Plessis, invoked the ire of past and present Proteas players.
Australia batsman Usman Khawaja was given out caught behind by Tony Hill. He then reviewed it, and there was nothing to suggest he hit it, but Kumar Dharmasena upheld the decision.
Twitter exploded throughout Gayle's knock, with cricketers around the world astonished by the display. Here are some of the responses to the Gaylestorm (spelling and grammar mistakes included).
With Andrew Strauss retiring not only from the England captaincy but also from all forms of the game, the tributes came pouring in on Twitter for the Middlesex batsman. Here are some choice tweets.
Happy Independence Day to all our Indian readers, wherever you may be in the world! For those who aren't in the know, 15 August celebrates the day in 1947 when India claimed their sovereignty after being under British rule since 1757.
India batsman VVS Laxman retired from the international game on Saturday, after 134 Tests in 16 years, prompting a flood of tributes from current and former players on Twitter.
There is a parody account on Twitter claiming to belong to Kevin Pietersen. It's clearly fake, and the person who runs it tweets in the 'third person' while calling himself a genius at every opportunity.
