Week’s virals: World Cup semis, Delhi earthquake, Mastodon, Rotisserie Chicken Man

Here’s your weekly roundup of all the stuff that had social media buzzing in the week gone by.India at the T20 World Cup semisIndia lost out to England in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. Although Indian cricket fans were disheartened by the loss, a memefest ensued that referenced the Partition, Lagaan and Britain's Indian-origin Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.Ashwin's jersey sniffingIndian cricketer R Ashwin became the talk of social media this week after a video of him candidly sniffing two jerseys went viral on the internet. Ashwin later took to Twitter to clarify that he was trying to distinguish which jersey was his, and in the absence of initials, he resorted to sniffing the two sweatshirts to catch the scent of his perfume. Earthquake and Delhi's pollutionIn the wake of an earthquake and worsening air quality levels, Delhiites resorted to memes and jokes on social media platforms for comic relief. Meanwhile, a food delivery app's joke on Delhi's air pollution sparked an online controversy.From Twitter to MastodonDisoriented by Elon Musk's recent refurbishments in Twitter, many users have started migrating to Mastodon, a social media platform which lets communities host servers based on common traits and interests.Filter coffee at Starbucks?Starbucks co-founder Zev Seigl visited Bangalore's Vidyarthi Bhavan and gave them three stars for the Masala Dosa and filter coffee they served. Desi social media users started speculating if filter coffee would make an entrance into the Starbucks menu.Selena Gomez and her kidney donorSelena Gomez's kidney donor Francia Raisa unfollowed her on social media platforms after Gomez's interview where she named musician Taylor Swift as her 'only real friend in the industry'. This sparked an online debate on whether Raisa's hurt sentiments are valid or if it is an overreaction.Audio production: Anil Chauhan