Twitterati had a field day with IPL Auction 2019. (Designed by Rajan Sharma/ Indian Express)The IPL Player Auctions for the 2019 season held on Tuesday had 351 players who were up for grabs. Eight of them breached the Rs 5 crore mark and Jaydev Unadkat and Varun Chakravarthy kicked up bidding wars to become the most expensive players obtained by teams. Unadkat, and the relatively unknown Chakravarthy, were bought by Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab respectively for Rs 8.4 crore.
Overseas cricketers also went under the hammer for hefty sums and England’s Sam Curran was bought for a whopping Rs 7.20 crore by Kings XI Punjab. South African Colin Ingram went to Delhi Capitals for Rs 6.40 crore.
The day also ended with a bang for Yuvraj Singh, who was initally not picked by any team but was finally bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1 crore. Meanwhile, Shivam Dube, Mohit Sharma, Axar Patel and Carlos Brathwaite went for Rs 5 crore each.
On social media though, it was a time for many to come up with jokes and memes about the auction:
Last time I saw so much zero, it was my exam result. https://t.co/teFb3ZCm8s
— Faad Dunga BC (@naalaYUCK) December 18, 2018
Auctioner after closing the bid for Yuvraj Singh! 😂 #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/SwSqSKiRxJ
— Neeraj Ravi (@dreamsndshots) December 18, 2018
Summary of IPL auctions #IPLAuction #IPLAuction2019 #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/xmKaNMcPf6
— Hardik Joshi (@guynxtdoor) December 18, 2018
Indians right now #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/TpiWJ4WZiR
— The Educated Moron (@EducatedMoron) December 18, 2018
KKR to every unknown player #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/jZId6WrjkY
— 💰Quizmaster Venky 🅿️ (@Leg_Cutter) December 18, 2018
RR owners when Jaydev Unadkat’s name is being announced at the auctions. pic.twitter.com/88Zkm1iPA8
— डी.के. (@itsdhruvism) December 18, 2018
Jaydev Unadkat watching team owners raise his bid. #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/cdclxnZfgb
— Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) December 18, 2018
Players to csk. #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/vwQ51ORgIu
— Mask Ishan (@Mr_LoLwa) December 18, 2018
Axar Patel & Carlos Brathwaite Feeling Right now.. 😎 #IPLAuction #IPL2019Auction #IPL2019 #Gameplan @StarSportsIndia pic.twitter.com/p7ExLONa63
— Pruthvi Ahir (@PruthviAhir9) December 18, 2018
All are waiting for April 2019
Kids – Avengers Endgame
Adults – Game of Thrones – last season
Legends – IPL
Ultra legends – Elections— DR. GILL (@ikpsgill1) December 18, 2018
Me : yaar jinke bacche is IPL mein nhi bike, unke maa baap par kya gujrati hogi
Friend : bhai Tu bhi to berojgar hai , apne maa baap se direct puch sakta hai kaisa lagta hai unhe 😹😹
— ฬ๏кє Evolved Narcissistic ☔ (@GaurangBhardwa1) December 18, 2018
Pic. 1- Me while seeing the #IPLAuction
Pic. 2- When I realise that paise inko milenge, main to gareeb ka gareeb rhunga. #IPL2019Auction #IPLAuction #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/o5GTuQKPk7— Anas Ansari 🇮🇳 (@mohammadanas98) December 18, 2018
My cousin is a mad fan of Malinga. pic.twitter.com/XHTObQHozt
— Autowaala (@Autowaala) December 18, 2018
