{"id":298572,"date":"2023-12-19T10:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T10:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298572"},"modified":"2023-12-19T10:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T10:24:37","slug":"taylor-swift-is-given-the-meme-treatment-by-cricket-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/%d1%81ricket\/taylor-swift-is-given-the-meme-treatment-by-cricket-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift is given the meme treatment by cricket fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Taylor Swift is given the meme treatment by cricket fans as they joke the pop star looks like &#8216;a lethal left-arm wrist-spinner&#8217; &#8211; and dream of a partnership with the late Shane Warne\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Taylor Swift is in the midst of her Eras Tour which will entail 151 shows in total<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A photo from one of her shows ended up looking like a cricket bowling action<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The pop star was subsequently at the centre of several hilarious cricket memes\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Taylor Swift was subjected to several hilarious cricket memes after an image of her performing circulated on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The iconic pop star is in the midst of her Eras Tour, with 151 shows across five continents scheduled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, in an article discussing the difficulties of securing tickets to see her live, one eagle-eyed supporter jumped upon the image being used, which looked like a bowling action.<\/p>\n<p>They said: &#8216;Does this picture make it look as if Taylor Swift is about to unleash a lethal left-arm wrist-spinner? Or do I just have a one-track mind?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The post received\u00a0plenty of traction, as it garned 3.7million views, with others joining in on memeing Swift in regards to cricket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118857-12880383-image-a-1_1702976169679.jpg\" height=\"455\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift was subjected to several hilarious memes by cricket supporters on social media<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118859-12880383-image-a-2_1702976172596.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>An image of her performing was turned into a shot of her bowling left-arm wrist-spin<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118849-12880383-image-a-3_1702976178646.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One post compared her to ex-Australia star Brad Hogg, who took 180 wickets for his country<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118853-12880383-image-a-4_1702976180286.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Another one insisted that Swift and the late great Shane Warne would&#8217;ve made a fine pairing<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118845-12880383-image-a-5_1702976182840.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A cheeky post from Big Bash side Brisbane Heat compared her to their bowler Mitch Swepson<\/p>\n<p>One had super-imposed a ball in her left hand, while adding renowned umpire Michael Gough behind her as if Swift was taking part in a game.<\/p>\n<p>Others likened her to famous left-arm wrist-spin bowlers including former Australia star Brad Hogg, who picked up 180 wickets across all three formats, including 156 in ODIs.<\/p>\n<p>A separate post had a photo of them side-by-side and said: &#8216;Taylor Swift&#8217;s hero is Brad Hogg.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another user shared a post of Swift next to arguably the greatest bowler of all-time in the late Shane Warne and added: &#8216;Which batsmen could dominate these spin twins?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A further humorous post from Big Bash side Brisbane Heat added a photo of Swift next to their own leg-spinner Mitch Swepson &#8211; who has also played 15 times for Australia &#8211; and simply said: &#8216;Who did it better?&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Others could barely contain their excitement at the cricket memes on display for one of the most famous pop stars in the world.<\/p>\n<p>One said: &#8216;Taylor Swift fans, the cricket community would just like to let you know she&#8217;s ours now,&#8217; before another added: &#8216;If you want to get a friend into cricket then show them Taylor Swift bowling leg spin.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118837-12880383-image-a-10_1702976304205.jpg\" height=\"92\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118839-12880383-image-a-11_1702976305940.jpg\" height=\"87\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Other cricket fans could barely contain their excitement at the links between Swift and cricket<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118851-12880383-image-a-8_1702976191457.jpg\" height=\"393\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Several further posts utilised shots from her career and compared them to cricketing gestures<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118855-12880383-image-a-9_1702976197111.jpg\" height=\"380\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>They mocked Swift as if she had missed out on a wicket and had her head in her hands<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118841-12880383-image-a-7_1702976188604.jpg\" height=\"379\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One final hilarious post had Swift stationed as if she was an umpire signalling a wide ball<\/p>\n<p>Several other posts memed Swift further as they used various images from her glittering career to compare them to cricket actions or terminology.<\/p>\n<p>For example, one shot of her pointing was captioned: &#8216;Howzzatt?&#8217;, as if she was appealing to the umpire for a wicket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another post had a photo of Swift&#8217;s head in her hands as if she had just missed out on a wicket, with the caption: &#8216;Misses the outside edge and beats the keeper.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile one final hilarious post had Swift&#8217;s arms outstretched in a grab from a music video, accompanied by the words &#8216;wide ball&#8217;, likening her to an umpire.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12880383\/Taylor-Swift-memed-cricket-Australia-Shane-Warne.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Taylor Swift is given the meme treatment by cricket fans as they joke the pop star looks like &#8216;a lethal left-arm wrist-spinner&#8217; 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