Why Bangladesh cricketer Sanjida Islam's bridal shower photoshoot is going viral

Wedding photoshoots and bridal showers have become quite a trend recently, with out-of-box ideas and interesting themes, sometimes in line with the couple's passion or career.

So, it was only fitting that Bangladesh batswoman Sanjida Islam decided to give her bridal shower ceremony a cricketing twist.

The top-order batswoman got married to Mim Mossadeak, a first-class cricketer, from Rangpur. Islam took to Instagram to share a few pictures from her bridal shower ceremony, which showed her decked in a traditional saree, jewellery, flowers and... a cricket bat! And that's not all, she takes guard in front of the wickets and engages in some light-hearted bat swings.

The pictures were a huge hit with her fans and cricket lovers around the world. Islam's post got further boost when the International Cricket Council shared the pictures on Twitter, captioning it thus:

“Dress ✅

Jewellery ✅

Cricket bat ✅

Wedding photoshoots for cricketers be like ... 👌

Islam made her international debut against Ireland in a T20I game in August 2012. In June 2018, she was part of Bangladesh’s squad that won the 2018 Women’s T20 Asia Cup—their first-ever Women’s Asia Cup title.

She has so far played 16 ODIs and 54 T20Is in her eight-year international career for Bangladesh. She has scored 174 runs in ODIs and 520 runs in T20Is.