The Watch MidhunterIndian 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.
SEE ALSO: Apple's iOS 10.3 is an update cricket fans will loveUnsurprisingly, Twitter couldn't hold its own while the auctions happened.
Besides ensuring that#IPLAuctiontopped 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.
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Jokes, memes, GIFs and comments galore. Ben Stokes is the muse of the day.
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There was some general amusement over IPL's riches as well.
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And a few barbs at some selections made by the franchises.
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And on the omission of Pakistani cricketers...
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Surely when it's cricket, India can never have enough!
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