<p>The Indian Premier League (IPL) players&#39; auction is back. The famous auctioneer Richard Madley again called the names of the cricketers and the eight franchises went into a furious bidding war in Bengaluru.</p>

<p>As many as 578 cricketers went under the hammer, which includes 360 Indian cricketers (62 capped and 298 uncapped) and 218 foreigners (182 capped, 34 uncapped and two from associate nations).</p>

<p>Eight teams- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Mumbai Indians (MI), Chennai Superkings (CSK), Rajasthan Royals, (RR), Delhi Daredevils (DD), Kings XI Punjab (KXIIP), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SH) took part in the auction.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Here are the social media reactions pouring&nbsp;from users:&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>Preity Zinta&#39;s fast bidding became the spotlight of most of the jokes and memes.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">Ladkiyon ko shopping ka shock hota hai. Preity full on shopping ke mood mein hain. Har cheez khareedni hai</p>
&mdash; Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) <a href="https://twitter.com/virendersehwag/status/957125564292218880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sources : Preity Zinta to bid for the Trophy as well.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a></p>
&mdash; Manya (@CSKian716) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSKian716/status/957141264234831873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Preity Zinta after buying kl rahul <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/iplauction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#iplauction</a> <a href="https://t.co/TZ3RF9Y67Z">pic.twitter.com/TZ3RF9Y67Z</a></p>
&mdash; Manish ???????? (@Man_isssh) <a href="https://twitter.com/Man_isssh/status/957137388555329536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Auctioneer: Next player for auction is.....<br />
Preity Zinta: 3 Crore<br />
Auctioneer: Ma&#39;am, player ka naam toh bolne do<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a></p>
&mdash; PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) <a href="https://twitter.com/Atheist_Krishna/status/957144723998752768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">three of india&#39;s under 19 boys are crorepatis now - parthiv, shubham and now nagrakoti <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a></p>
&mdash; Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) <a href="https://twitter.com/gauravkalra75/status/957214998987554818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shakib Al Hasan sold for Rs 2 crores thereby doubling the GDP of Bangladesh...<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a></p>
&mdash; The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyaUkhaadLega/status/957124302662377472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">RCB is awaiting their loan approval from SBI <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction2018</a></p>
&mdash; InGenious (@Bees_Kut) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bees_Kut/status/957130759969505280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Key players of CSK. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a> <a href="https://t.co/oaIRxF9yeD">pic.twitter.com/oaIRxF9yeD</a></p>
&mdash; Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) <a href="https://twitter.com/1sInto2s/status/957152695030202368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Stuart Binny in allrounders.<br />
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HOW?<br />
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Drinks + snacks.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuctions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuctions</a></p>
&mdash; Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/BoredCricket/status/957152124822945793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Faulkner should go unsold. IPL should maintain a minimum standard <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a></p>
&mdash; Cricket bakchod (@AllTimeBakchod) <a href="https://twitter.com/AllTimeBakchod/status/957150174001819648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chris Lynn sold for 9.4 crores ! Wow ! that&rsquo;s a lot of money to stay injured pretty much throughout your career ????????<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a></p>
&mdash; The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyaUkhaadLega/status/957145433922355200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jayadev Unadkat will be laughing all the way to the bank this year! RR picks him up 11.5C! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/summeriscoming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#summeriscoming</a></p>
&mdash; Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL/status/957487419149844480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bangladesh GDP got another 2.2 corer from India. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a></p>
&mdash; Chetansinh Gohil (@chetangohil28) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetangohil28/status/957180216245288960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Age of the players bought by <a href="https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChennaiIPL</a> today:<br />
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Harbhajan - 37<br />
Watson - 36<br />
Bravo - 34<br />
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Jadhav - 32 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CSK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhistlePodu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhistlePodu</a> ???????????? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPL2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPL2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/mZRvWNVA26">pic.twitter.com/mZRvWNVA26</a></p>
&mdash; LoGaN (@itzhari24) <a href="https://twitter.com/itzhari24/status/957171228946526208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">That moment TN man <a href="https://twitter.com/ashwinravi99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ashwinravi99</a> moved to Punjab and Punjab man <a href="https://twitter.com/harbhajan_singh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@harbhajan_singh</a> moved to TN ???????? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a></p>
&mdash; Pavithran Subbiah (@pavi_subbiah) <a href="https://twitter.com/pavi_subbiah/status/957124196701691905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">If u want to know the meaning of pay cut, ask Gambhir &amp; Yuvraj <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a><br />
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Gambhir - 14 cr to 2.8 cr - SOLD to Delhi<br />
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Yuvraj - 16 cr to 2 cr - SOLD to Punjab</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Preity Zinta today <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a> <a href="https://t.co/26tblVPQoh">pic.twitter.com/26tblVPQoh</a></p>
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3. Preity zinda buying players.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a><br />
????????</p>
&mdash; Yaman khandelwal???????? (@khandelwalyaman) <a href="https://twitter.com/khandelwalyaman/status/957147286852681728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Age of the players bought by CSK today:<br />
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Harbhajan - 37<br />
Watson - 36<br />
Bravo - 34<br />
Du Plessis - 33<br />
Jadhav - 32<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPLAuction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPLAuction</a></p>
&mdash; Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeerviBharath/status/957169074068340737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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This year, on the opening day itself, there were as many as 13 uncapped Indians who were bought for Rs 3 crore or more

The Indian Premier League (IPL) players' auction is back. The famous auctioneer Richard Madley again called the names of the cricketers and the eight franchises went into a furious bidding war in Bengaluru. As many as 578 cricketers went under the hammer, which includes 360 Indian cricketers (62 capped and 298 uncapped) and 218 foreigners (182 capped, 34 uncapped and two from associate nations). Eight teams- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Mumbai Indians (MI), Chennai Superkings (CSK), Rajasthan Royals, (RR), Delhi Daredevils (DD), Kings XI Punjab (KXIIP), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SH) took part in the auction. Here are the social media reactions pouring from users: Preity Zinta's fast bidding became the spotlight of most of the jokes and memes. Ladkiyon ko shopping ka shock hota hai. Preity full on shopping ke mood mein hain. Har cheez khareedni hai — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 27, 2018 × Sources : Preity Zinta to bid for the Trophy as well.#IPLAuction — Manya (@CSKian716) January 27, 2018 × Preity Zinta after buying kl rahul #iplauction pic.twitter.com/TZ3RF9Y67Z — Manish ???????? (@Man_isssh) January 27, 2018 × Auctioneer: Next player for auction is..... Preity Zinta: 3 Crore Auctioneer: Ma'am, player ka naam toh bolne do#IPLAuction — PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) January 27, 2018 × three of india's under 19 boys are crorepatis now - parthiv, shubham and now nagrakoti #IPLAuction — Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) January 27, 2018 × Shakib Al Hasan sold for Rs 2 crores thereby doubling the GDP of Bangladesh...#IPLAuction — The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) January 27, 2018 × RCB is awaiting their loan approval from SBI #IPLAuction2018 — InGenious (@Bees_Kut) January 27, 2018 × Key players of CSK. #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/oaIRxF9yeD — Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) January 27, 2018 × Stuart Binny in allrounders. HOW? Drinks + snacks.#IPLAuctions — Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) January 27, 2018 × Faulkner should go unsold. IPL should maintain a minimum standard #IPLAuction — Cricket bakchod (@AllTimeBakchod) January 27, 2018 × Chris Lynn sold for 9.4 crores ! Wow ! that’s a lot of money to stay injured pretty much throughout your career ????????#IPLAuction — The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) January 27, 2018 × Jayadev Unadkat will be laughing all the way to the bank this year! RR picks him up 11.5C! #summeriscoming — Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) January 28, 2018 × Bangladesh GDP got another 2.2 corer from India. #IPLAuction — Chetansinh Gohil (@chetangohil28) January 27, 2018 × Age of the players bought by @ChennaiIPL today: Harbhajan - 37 Watson - 36 Bravo - 34 Du Plessis - 33 Jadhav - 32 #CSK #WhistlePodu ???????????? #IPLAuction #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/mZRvWNVA26 — LoGaN (@itzhari24) January 27, 2018 × That moment TN man @ashwinravi99 moved to Punjab and Punjab man @harbhajan_singh moved to TN ???????? #IPLAuction — Pavithran Subbiah (@pavi_subbiah) January 27, 2018 × If u want to know the meaning of pay cut, ask Gambhir & Yuvraj #IPLAuction Gambhir - 14 cr to 2.8 cr - SOLD to Delhi Yuvraj - 16 cr to 2 cr - SOLD to Punjab — Ankit Chaudhary (@entrepreneur987) January 27, 2018 × Preity Zinta today #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/26tblVPQoh — BR7 (@RevanthBR7) January 27, 2018 × Fastest in the world 1. Bugatti 2. Ussain bolt 3. Preity zinda buying players.#IPLAuction ???????? — Yaman khandelwal???????? (@khandelwalyaman) January 27, 2018 × Age of the players bought by CSK today: Harbhajan - 37 Watson - 36 Bravo - 34 Du Plessis - 33 Jadhav - 32#IPLAuction — Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) January 27, 2018 ×

IPL auction 2018: Funny tweets and memes flood internet

<p>Virat Kohli has become&nbsp;the most expensive player in the history of Indian Premier League(IPL).&nbsp;Royal Challengers Bangalore held on to India captain Virat Kohli coughing up a mammoth Rs 17 crore. South African De Villiers also retained for 11 crore while RCB paid 1.75 crores for 20-year-old batsman Sarfaraz.</p>

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<p>The announcements was&nbsp;made at the IPL 2018 player retention event in Mumbai.</p>

<p>Chennai Super Kings made their comeback in the IPL by retaining&nbsp;Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja. CSK paid maximum to Mahendra Singh Dhoni - &nbsp;a sum of 15 crores. Also, Mumbai Indians retained Rohit Sharma for a sum of 15 crores.</p>

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&mdash; Lakshmi Narayanan (@lakshuakku) <a href="https://twitter.com/lakshuakku/status/948911839861075968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>Delhi Daredevils trusted Chris Morris over&nbsp;Jean-Paul Duminy by looking at his current form. He was retained along with Delhi batsman Rishab Pant and Shreyas Iyer.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting was appointed&nbsp;as Delhi Daredevils&#39; head coach.</p>

<p><strong>Also read: &nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-retention-csk-returns-with-dhoni-rcb-retains-virat-28564">IPL retention: CSK returns with Dhoni, RCB retains Virat</a></strong></p>

<p>Two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders snubbed Gautam Gambhir and retained West Indians Sunil Narine (8.5 crores) and Andre Russell (7 crores).</p>

<p>The champions of the inaugural season - Rajasthan Royals, who are also making a comeback to the league with CSK, have retained Australia&#39;s Steve Smith for a sum of 12 crores.</p>

<p><strong>Complete list of retained players</strong></p>

<p><strong>Chennai Super Kings</strong>: MS Dhoni(15 cr), Suresh Raina(11 cr) and Ravindra Jadeja(7 cr)</p>

<p><strong>Delhi Daredevils</strong>: Rishabh Pant(8 cr), Shreyas Iyer(7 cr) and Chris Morris(7.1 cr)</p>

<p><strong>Kings XI Punjab</strong>: Axar Patel(6.75 cr)</p>

<p><strong>Kolkata Knight Riders</strong>: Sunil Narine(8.5 cr) and Andre Russell(7 cr)</p>

<p><strong>Mumbai Indians</strong>: Rohit Sharma(15 cr), Hardik Pandya(11 cr) and Jasprit Bumrah(7 cr)</p>

<p><strong>Rajasthan Royals</strong>: Steve Smith(12 cr)</p>

<p><strong>Royal Challengers Bangalore</strong>: Virat Kohli(17 cr), AB de Villiers(11 cr) and Sarfaraz Khan(1.75 cr)</p>

<p><strong>Sunrisers Hyderabad</strong>: David Warner(12 cr) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar(8.5 cr).<br />
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Kolkata Knight Riders snubbed Gautam Gambhir and retained West Indians Sunil Narine and Andre Russell

Virat Kohli has become the most expensive player in the history of Indian Premier League(IPL). Royal Challengers Bangalore held on to India captain Virat Kohli coughing up a mammoth Rs 17 crore. South African De Villiers also retained for 11 crore while RCB paid 1.75 crores for 20-year-old batsman Sarfaraz. BREAKING NEWS: The fearless trio of @imVkohli, @ABdeVilliers17 and @sarfankhan97 will continue to stay and slay in the #RCB colours in 2018! #PlayBold pic.twitter.com/V1Z8sPmktf — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) January 4, 2018 × The announcements was made at the IPL 2018 player retention event in Mumbai. Chennai Super Kings made their comeback in the IPL by retaining Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja. CSK paid maximum to Mahendra Singh Dhoni - a sum of 15 crores. Also, Mumbai Indians retained Rohit Sharma for a sum of 15 crores. Welcome? back home #Thala @msdhoni #ChinnaThala @imraina & #SingaKutty @imjadeja Couldn't have asked for a better start to the year for the entire @ChennaiIPL Family. Bring on the Whistles #TheRoarBegins #ReturnOfTheSuperKings #WhistlePodu ?? pic.twitter.com/NcYdlFClde — Lakshmi Narayanan (@lakshuakku) January 4, 2018 × Delhi Daredevils trusted Chris Morris over Jean-Paul Duminy by looking at his current form. He was retained along with Delhi batsman Rishab Pant and Shreyas Iyer. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting was appointed as Delhi Daredevils' head coach. Also read: IPL retention: CSK returns with Dhoni, RCB retains Virat Two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders snubbed Gautam Gambhir and retained West Indians Sunil Narine (8.5 crores) and Andre Russell (7 crores). The champions of the inaugural season - Rajasthan Royals, who are also making a comeback to the league with CSK, have retained Australia's Steve Smith for a sum of 12 crores. Complete list of retained players Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni(15 cr), Suresh Raina(11 cr) and Ravindra Jadeja(7 cr) Delhi Daredevils: Rishabh Pant(8 cr), Shreyas Iyer(7 cr) and Chris Morris(7.1 cr) Kings XI Punjab: Axar Patel(6.75 cr) Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine(8.5 cr) and Andre Russell(7 cr) Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(15 cr), Hardik Pandya(11 cr) and Jasprit Bumrah(7 cr) Rajasthan Royals: Steve Smith(12 cr) Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli(17 cr), AB de Villiers(11 cr) and Sarfaraz Khan(1.75 cr) Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner(12 cr) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar(8.5 cr).

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