Cricket vs. ‘Friends’: This fan finds legendary TV series more exciting than live IPL match

The fan is seen watching the legendary Friends show on her mobile while sitting in a packed stadium during an IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants.

By: Trends Desk

New Delhi | Updated: April 3, 2024 12:53 PM IST

2 min read

The photo has 58.8K views, 1.2k likes and over 100 retweets.

Can you believe the popular TV show ‘Friends’ that ended 20 years ago continues to have a huge fan base? In a recent viral photo posted by X user @immunewolf_ , a fan is seen watching the legendary ‘Friends’ show on her mobile while sitting in a packed stadium during an IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants. Friends that began streaming in 1994 ended after 10 seasons in 2004.

The internet is having a meltdown over this, with hilarious memes and comments.

It seems some things are just more important than sixes and fours in the epic cricket battles happening in the stadium. The post has over 58.8K views, 1.2k likes and over 100 retweets.

One user wrote, “Not unbelievable. It’s Chinnaswamy. Watching Friends can be therapeutic for many. Wouldn’t blame the girl!” Another user said, “Some would go there just to get caught on camera and may be next viral.”

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A third user joked, “RCB khelti hai too yee sab common hai,” which translates to “This happens all the time when RCB is playing.”

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