Cricket fans are having some fun with Taylor Swift: Taylor Swift became the star of some fun cricket-inspired memes after a picture of her performing spread on social media.
The famous pop singer is currently on her Eras Tour, with an impressive 151 shows planned across five continents.
Cricket fans are having some fun with Taylor Swift
But in an article about the challenges of getting tickets to see her live, a fan noticed something funny in the picture, like she was about to bowl in cricket.
They asked: “Does this picture make it seem like Taylor Swift is about to throw a tricky left-handed pitch? Or am I just thinking about one thing?”
A lot of people noticed the post—it got 3.7 million views! Others joined in and started making funny pictures of Swift related to cricket. More info about Cricket fans are having some fun with Taylor Swift, playfully suggesting she resembles a lethal left-arm wrist-spinner in memes.
Someone edited a ball into her hand and added a famous cricket umpire, making it seem like Swift was playing a game. More info about Cricket fans are having some fun with Taylor Swift, playfully suggesting she resembles a lethal left-arm wrist-spinner in memes.
Some people compared her to well-known left-arm wrist-spin bowlers, like former Australia star Brad Hogg. He took 180 wickets in all three types of cricket, with 156 in ODIs.
Another post had a side-by-side photo of Swift and Hogg, saying, ‘Brad Hogg is Taylor Swift’s hero.’
Someone else shared a picture of Swift next to Shane Warne, possibly the greatest bowler ever, asking, ‘Which batsmen could handle these spin twins?’
A funny post from the Big Bash team Brisbane Heat had a picture of Swift next to their leg-spinner Mitch Swepson, asking, ‘Who did it better?’
Some fans couldn’t contain their excitement about these cricket memes for one of the most famous pop stars.
One said, ‘Taylor Swift fans, just so you know, she’s part of the cricket world now,’ and another suggested, ‘If you want to get a friend into cricket, show them Taylor Swift bowling leg spin.’
Many other posts continued the meme trend, using different pictures from Swift’s career to compare them to cricket actions or terms.
For example, a picture of her pointing was captioned, Howzzatt? as if she was asking the umpire for a wicket.
Another post had a photo of Swift looking disappointed, like she missed a wicket, with the caption, ‘Misses the outside edge and beats the keeper.’
And one last funny post had Swift with her arms outstretched, like in a music video, with the words ‘wide ball,’ comparing her to an umpire in a light-hearted way.
