Chris Morris on Friday surpassed Yuvraj Singh to become the most expensive buy in the IPL auction history with Rajasthan Royals shelling out Rs 16.25 crore for the South African all-rounder. Before Morris, Yuvraj Singh, at Rs 16 crore, was the most expensive buy in IPL history. The much-anticipated IPL 2021 auction has led to a spirited meme fest on Twitter. Cricket fans are flooding the microblogging platform with funny posts and memes supporting their favourite teams and taking lighthearted digs at rivals. Take a look at some of the funniest memes on the IPL auction:
Chris Morris, who came with a base price of Rs 75 lakh, generated bids from four teams before it became a battle between Royals and Punjab Kings
The bidding war between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Banaglore for Glenn Maxwell inspired hundreds of memes - including one each from Rajasthan Royals and SunRisers Hyderabad
'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun Tendulkar trended big time on Twitter
The costliest player in the IPL remains Virat Kohli, retained for Rs 17 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore.
In 70 IPL games, Morris has scored 551 runs at 23.95 and taken 80 wickets at 23.98, according to news agency PTI.
Earlier, KKR made the opening bid for Maxwell but it eventually became a two-way war between Chennai Super Kings and RCB before the Virat Kohli-led team won him with a bid which came to USD 1.96 million.
