Or B) Genuine alarm pic.twitter.com/XFXJlhZYxV — Claire (@FadingTramlines) April 20, 2020 Back in April, when in the early days of the l...
Or B) Genuine alarm pic.twitter.com/XFXJlhZYxV
— Claire (@FadingTramlines) April 20, 2020
Back in April, when in the early days of the lockdown uncertainty – and home baking – were ubiquitous, sports fans were treated to a new trend.
The worldwide shutdown of sport had just started and athletes were adapting to the silence in its own way. With no sporting action to see, social media was the place to be for both sportspersons and fans.
Several top athletes stepped up their social media game to make their absence on the field more tolerable. They offered a fascinating virtual glimpse into their lives away from the spotlight and perha, more interestingly, they provided rare access and insight into other athletes by taking up the role of the interviewer.
Content is king: Coronavirus lockdown is changing the way sportspersons interact with fans
The many Instagram Lives and other video interviews sportspersons did with each other was a whole new genre of content. They asked questions few others could and got reactions and responses that no outside interviewer could bring out, changing the way sports fans interacted with their idols even in a pandemic-interrupted season.
The crowning glory of this new genre of interviews was the interesting and unwittingly hilarious interaction between Roger...
