Published: Apr 14, 2016, 07:06 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 14, 2016, 11:32 PM (IST)
The Indian Premier League (IPL) season 9 bandwagon reaches Rajkot, as the city prepares itself to host its first-ever IPL game. Home to the Gujarat Lions (GL), the first franchise from the western state of India, the city will play host to the two newest members of IPL family when GL take on Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS).
It will be an emotional moment not just for the cricket fans from the city, but also for the players as the core of both these teams comprises of players from the banned franchises Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). While CSK skipper MS Dhoni will be leading RPS, his deputy at the erstwhile franchise Suresh Raina will be leading GL.
Apart from these two players, there are quite a few other prominent names who will be turning out in new colors. Both these teams had a winning start to their maiden IPL and it will be interesting to see which side blinks first tonight. The match will begin at 8 PM and is expected to be the top trend on social media. As always, we will bring you the best of the social feeds, including some hilarious tweets, from the match in this space. Enjoy the game with our presentation.
Commentator: What Went Wrong?
Dhoni: Almost Forgot We Have @SirIshantSharma In Team. We Were 120 Runs Short#GLvRPS #RPSvGL #IPL9 #IPL2016— Sir RavindraJadeja(@SirJadeja) April 14, 2016
Ravi Shastri: "AtThe End Of The Day, #CSK Is The Winner". 😉#GLvRPS #RPSvGL #IPL9 #IPL2016 #IPL
— Sir RavindraJadeja(@SirJadeja) April 14, 2016
KP is being called Ishant.. Marsh is being called KP.. Bachchansir and senior cricketers please note and kindly do the needful..
— MuraliMohan S (@Shhy10) April 14, 2016
Bravo expression while shaking hands with Dhoni- naangawin pannitom. but neengamanasulaedhuvumvechikaadheenga. nammalamonnukullaonnu
— Aravind(@netcitizen) April 14, 2016
Gujarat Lions win again. Rajdeepmay stop watching cricket now.
— KehKePeheno(@coolfunnytshirt) April 14, 2016
MS Dhoniwhen he realised that he has to captain this bowling side against RCB at Bangalore #GLvRPS pic.twitter.com/1bnPk310rB
— Cricket Bakchod(@AllTimeBakchod) April 14, 2016
When You Need 1 Run In 12 Balls To Win. #SirJadeja Will Win It With 12 Balls To Spare. 😉#GLvRPS #RPSvGL #IPL9 #IPL2016
— Sir RavindraJadeja(@SirJadeja) April 14, 2016
"Tum Ktney #CSK Ban Karogey, Har Team #CSK Niklega" 😉#GLvRPS #RPSvGL #IPL9 #IPL2016
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 14, 2016
Ishant Sharma is dual sim version of cricketers.
— Nikhil (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 14, 2016
Have batsmen started playing Rajat Bhatia as a slow bowler? If so, will be an interesting challenge for a fine but under-rated bowler
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 14, 2016
But it's heartbreaking! 🙁 #sittingout https://t.co/9ibfRqxZhs
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 14, 2016
Listening to IPL commentary like: pic.twitter.com/xLV61zmKcS
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) April 14, 2016
#RPS – Rudra Pratap Singh
Reason why Rising Pune Supergiants bought him? #IPL9
— Nikhil Mane (@nikhiltait) April 14, 2016
Pune bowling romba sumaar. RP Singh & Ishant attack lead panna epdi uruppudum? #CSKDerby
— Srini Mama (@SriniMama16) April 14, 2016
Why Is Chinese Ashwin Behaving Like Real One?#GLvRPS #RPSvGL #IPL9 #IPL2016
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 14, 2016
50 For Finch Hitter. Can He Make A Hundred Today?#GLvRPS #RPSvGL #IPL9 #IPL2016
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 14, 2016
Well we can't see @ChennaiIPL but still we can celebrate @IPL #whistlepodu love you Chennai @ImRaina @msdhoni
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) April 14, 2016
Luckily Dinda isn't playing.. nahi to match referee khud match rukwa ke Gujarat Lions ko winner bana deta. #RPSvGL #IPL
— Silly Point (@Sarcaism_) April 14, 2016
Real Ashwin- 1 Over 4 Runs.
Chinese Ashwin- 1 Over 19 Runs#GLvRPS #RPSvGL #IPL9 #IPL2016— Sir RavindraJadeja(@SirJadeja) April 14, 2016
49 batsman have made 1000+ runs in IPL
Indians : 26
Australians : 9
South Africans : 5
West Indians : 4
Sri Lankans : 3
New Zealanders : 2— Jasveer Singh Kharra (@imjsk27) April 14, 2016
Today below players reached
Finch: 1000 IPL Runs
Rahane: 2000 IPL Runs
Dhoni: 3000 IPL Runs— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 14, 2016
B for ball , c for catch thola @DineshKarthik
— Adharsh Bharadwaj (@cricadharsh) April 14, 2016
उसबेचारेपतिपरक्यागुजरतीहोगीजोदिनभरअपनीपत्नीकीसुनताहै,अगरशुकूनसेक्रिकेटदेखनेबैठजायेतोसिद्धूपाजीकीभीसुननापड़ताहै!
— BAD BOY (@dwivedi_ji12) April 14, 2016
That Awkward Moment When #SirJadeja Is Bowling Faster Than @SirIshantSharma .
#GLvRPS #RPSvGL #IPL9 #IPL2016
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 14, 2016
DJ in the house – BRAVO…CHAMPION! CHAMPION! CHAMPION – @DJBravo47 @TheGujaratLions #GLvRPShttps://t.co/n8hl2L1rGM
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 14, 2016
Strange that Gujarat named their IPL team mascot after a non-vegetarian.
— Karan Talwar (@BollywoodGandu) April 14, 2016
Bravo after wicket jig gives the iplmore credibility than anything else.#GLvRPS
— Gaurav Sethi(@BoredCricket) April 14, 2016
DJ Bravo, DJ Bravo, DJ Bravo
Champyaan, Champyaan, Champyaan, Champyaan #GameMaariChhe #GLvRPS— The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) April 14, 2016
Dwayne Bravo has a slower ball. Slower slower ball. And slower, slower, slower ball.
— Nikhil (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 14, 2016
Gujaratis not loving Fafdu.
— Abhishek (@absycric) April 14, 2016
Hey KP interested in Patel and sons sponsorship for bat ?
— VisHalPatel (@ImVpatel) April 14, 2016
Only Doull, Bishop and Styrisare better current commentators than Harshain the IPL.
— Shankster(@CricZoneShanky) April 14, 2016
Game maari poche!! Chey chey bowling!!! #RPSvGL #IPL9 #IPL2016
— vincentsunder (@vincentsunder) April 14, 2016
Lisa Sthalekar cannot speak Marathi. KP’s bat has no sticker. Sanjay Manjrekar is bothered with all possible unnecessary things. #GLvRPS
— The Cult of Bajirao (@bizzarebhide) April 14, 2016
For everyone : VIVO
For Rameez Raza: YVO 😉#VIVOIPL2016 #GLvRPS— ~Cricketician~ (@Cricketician) April 14, 2016
Siddhusaid ” Break kebaadguftgujaarirahegi”, He actually means ” Break kebaadGujaarirahegi. “#GLvRPS
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) April 14, 2016
Welcome to the IPL, a competition where we’re not allowed to watch any Pakistani players but we’re forced to listen to Ramiz Raja.
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) April 14, 2016
Sherry pa at his best..enjoying commentary wah wah wah wah has has k lotpot hogaya Mai paji @sherryontopp @IPL @SetSetmax
— Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) April 14, 2016
Raina, Jadeja, Dhoni
Pic 1: Team India
Pic 2: IPL#GLvRPS
. pic.twitter.com/2un15PAodF— PhD in Bakchodi !! (@Atheist_Krishna) April 14, 2016
Currently Laavniis overtaking Garba! #GLvRPS
— SumeetKadakia(@sumeetkadakia) April 14, 2016
MisalVsDhokla#RPSvGL #GLvRPS #IPL9 #IPL2016 #IPLT20 #ipl pic.twitter.com/MbuLxM6fjY
— The Engineer (@engineer_thinks) April 14, 2016
Good length and breadth of the ground – RameezRaja. #IPL pic.twitter.com/W9TZBcEaqM
— Nikhil (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 14, 2016
#KP in recent T20 leagues:
Dolphins – Ram Slam final
Melbourne Stars – BBL final
Quetta – PSL final#RisingPuneSupergiants?#GLvRPS #IPL2016— ChinmayJawalekar(@CricfreakTweets) April 14, 2016
Superstar rockstar Jaddu!pic.twitter.com/NJmdKzS14q
— HoldingWilleyCricket (@holdingwilley) April 14, 2016
Battle of the worst jerseys.
Battle of OxigenvsWater (Kent)#YouPrefer #IPL #GLvRPS— SonaliDhulap(@pillya) April 14, 2016
What a shot from @KP24! An on-drive against the turn off Jakati. Can’t believe this man doesn’t play international cricket. #GLvRPS #IPL9
— ShamikChakrabarty(@shamik100) April 14, 2016
Still can’t quite believe that Rameez Raja gets a contract but Harsha Bhogle doesn’t. #GLvRPS
— A K (@xpressviews) April 14, 2016
Looks like the officials do monitor the social media reactions. The font in the scoring graphics has been changed. #IPL
— Abhishek (@absycric) April 14, 2016
पेटलेराहाणेसहेब. वाजवारेवाजवा! #GLvRPS #IPL2016 @ajinkyarahane88
— The Punekar(@punekar) April 14, 2016
Looks like both Wimbledon and the French Open is going to be played on the #rajkot pitch.#IPL #GLvRPS #IPL9 #ipl2016
— Suneer (@suneerchowdhary) April 14, 2016
Here’s our playing XI for our first home game against @RPSupergiants tonight! #LionsInThePark #GameMaariChhe #GLvRPS pic.twitter.com/TwwMEdMQp7
— The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) April 14, 2016
Captain @msdhoni goes with an unchanged side for this encounter vs@TheGujaratLions #DumKaNayaRang #GLvRPS pic.twitter.com/3VQvKjvM07
— Pune Supergiants(@RPSupergiants) April 14, 2016
Yeh Bandhan toh pyaar ka Bandhan hai, janmo ka sangam hai!
Karan-Arjun moment. pic.twitter.com/tq66mtxZCh— Nikhil (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 14, 2016
Dhoni Captaincy..
Raina Six..
Baz Blazing Start..
Bravo Dance..
Faf acrobatic skills..
Ashwin mystery..
Sir brilliance..#CSKDerby
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 14, 2016
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