Twitter can't get over this English cricketer who was sold for $2 million at the IPL auctions
The Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions were held in Bangalore on Monday. For the uninitiated, IPL is a Twenty20 cricket tournament held in India in April-May and draws players from across the globe in a month-long extravaganza.
This is its tenth year and the English Premier League replica is now one of the richest and buzziest sporting events of the world.
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Unsurprisingly, Twitter couldn't hold its own while the auctions happened.
Besides ensuring that #IPLAuction topped worldwide trends for the better part of the day, Indian cricket fans couldn't stop talking about English cricketer Ben Stokes, who fetched an astronomical sum of Rs. 1.45 billion ($2 million) at the auction, making him the highest overseas purchase in IPL's decade-long history.
Ben Stokes sold for $2 million at the #IPLAuction 💰
Making him the most expensive overseas buy in IPL history! pic.twitter.com/sOHF9E1tDo— BigSport (@BigSportGB) February 20, 2017
Jokes, memes, GIFs and comments galore. Ben Stokes is the muse of the day.
#IPLAuction
Hey England, we've given you 14.5 cr for Stokes, 12 cr for Mills, and 4.2 cr for Woakes.
Now at least give back the Kohinoor.— Fandromeda (@PlayFandromeda) February 20, 2017
With 14.5 crores in the bag Ben Stokes can start a PSL of his own #IPLAuction #IPL
— Virender Sehwag (@VirenderSehweg) February 20, 2017
Ben Stokes sold for 14.5Cr? BenC #IPLAuction .
— :Prachi L (@Prachi_licious) February 20, 2017
Ben Strokes sold for 14.5 crores and everyone be like #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/mD1lUyD3Hk
— Aditya (@IM_CHANDELIYA) February 20, 2017
Stokes = 14.5 crores
Mills = 12 crores
Nobody would have believed us if we said we'll buy the English 70 years later.#IPL #IPLAuction— Ankita Patel 🇮🇳 (@Ankitaa55) February 20, 2017
Ben Stokes can start his own IPL franchise and buy all the unsold players.#IPLAuction
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 20, 2017
Stokes 'Ben' sold for 14.5 crores. Only a Gujarati can make so much money in one day. #IPLAuction
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) February 20, 2017
#BenStokes Watching his price going up in #IPLAuction #IPL2017 #IPL10 pic.twitter.com/YKLvVVSCOq
— IndiaGlitz - Telugu (@igtelugu) February 20, 2017
After #IPLAuction , Ben Stokes b like. pic.twitter.com/PbxiEoDwkd
— Kuptaan 🇮🇳 (@Kuptaan) February 20, 2017
There was some general amusement over IPL's riches as well.
Pic1- #IPLAuction
Pic2- PSL Auction pic.twitter.com/xv0TMPb0jw— MumBaekar.. (@katamulgi) February 20, 2017
And a few barbs at some selections made by the franchises.
Give DD a few years and they will field a team with 7 Indian wicketkeepers and 4 overseas' wicketkeepers. #IPLAuction
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 20, 2017
Dravid is a gentleman. His wife says he is a keeper. And he keeps buying keepers. #IPLAuction
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) February 20, 2017
If Virat Kohli was to put up for #IPLAuction , Mukesh Ambani will have to sell his house Antilia to buy him.
— PhD in Bak*****!! (@Atheist_Krishna) February 20, 2017
Gujarat's cleverly waiting for the 2nd hand sale next week when they can purchase players for a 60-70% discount. #IPLAuction
— Fandromeda (@PlayFandromeda) February 20, 2017
Hotel staff not serving tea to Gujarat Lions
'Sir first you have to buy something'#IPLAuction— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) February 20, 2017
Reaction of Ishant Sharma after he remained unsold in #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/mWaRKqo7rP
— PhD in Bak*****!! (@Atheist_Krishna) February 20, 2017
Sanjiv Goenka is being dorky. Released M Ashwin, now wants him back. RPS behaving like a girl wanting her ex back. What is this #IPLAuction
— Samreen Razzaqui (@SamreenRazzaqui) February 20, 2017
And on the omission of Pakistani cricketers...
The reason why Pakistani players are not included in #IPLAuction is they already are sold out....to the bookies.
— Smoking Skills (@SmokingSkills_) February 20, 2017
Surely when it's cricket, India can never have enough!
