Although the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is months away, the⛄ competition and zeal among the teams are still throbbing. And on Tuesday, a friendly banter on Twitter among the winners of the last three IPL seasons left peo🧸ple excited and in splits.
It all started with a rather unthreatening selfie shared by Hardik Pandya on the micro-blogging site. Sharing a photo of himself with his Mumbai Indians teammates — Kieron Pollard and elder brother Krunal Pandya, the all-rounder wrote, “I had to hold my phone pretty high to fit Big Polly into the frame. Happy to see you again my brother.”
I had to hold my phone pretty high to fit Big Polly into the frame 😂 Happy to🌜 see you again m𝄹y brother 😘 ❤
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7)
The photo got IPL fans excited and even garnered the attention of the franchise, who while retweeting Pandya’s tweet posted a challenge on Twitter. “Find a better allrounder trio. We will wait,” MI wrote in their tweet acknowledging the efforts of all-rounder trio, who have been significantly responsible for maintaining the team’s dominance and success record in the tournament.
Find a better allroun🔯der trio. We will wait 🧸⏳😏
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Not taking the challenge lightly, Sunrisers Hyderabad was the first to respond with their deadly trio. The IPL 2016 winners shared a photo of Afghanistan superstars Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi alongside Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and captioned it, “The wait is over”.
The wait is over! 😉
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
However, MI made a stunning comeback by posting an image ⛎of their three IPL trophies over the years, along with a thinly veined taunt at their lack of success in comparison.
The wait goes on…🏆🏆🏆
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
The three times IPL winners – Chennai Super Kings, jumped in at this stage, tweeting a post containing three images of their skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, hailing him as the perfect all-rounder trio.
Moondru Mugam 🦁🦁🦁 💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
As far as the upcoming s♉eason of the IPL is concerned, the franchises are busy finalizing the list of players they want to retain and release. The window for retention and trade ends on 💛November 15.
