The IPL Auction Is Over, But Fans Cannot Stop Trolling CSK For Buying 'Senior Citizens'

After crazy bidding wars and enough drama to last a lifetime, the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the eleventh edition has finally come to an end. The two-day auction witnessed the eight franchises assembled under one roof in a bid to rebuild their squad for the upcoming season, slated to begin from the 7th of April. While many would have predicted Ben Stokes to bag the biggest payout in the auction, seamer Jaydev Unadkat emerging as the costliest Indian shocked a large section of the fans. And, as always, there was some social media banter around the strengths and weaknesses of the new squads assembled by the eight participating teams. The IPL auction ended on Sunday, but the trolls are not done yet. Continuing their tirade against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) who are making a comeback to India's cash-rich T20 league after a two-year ban, the cricket fans targeted the MS Dhoni brigade for their player selection strategy with funny comments on the social media. Dear Super Fans, thank you for all the patience, prayers, roars and whistles in the past two days! Just like all our matches, it was a nail-biting finish. Presenting the #PrideOf18. Here's wishing them a roaring summer ahead!ð¦ðð #NewTeamSamePride #WhistlePodu #SummerIsComing pic.twitter.com/zqTXa3ZFTm — Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) January 28, 2018 After retaining the Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja, the Chennai franchise picked up a few more players who had played for them in the past. Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay and Dwayne Bravo were all seen returning to the 'Yellow Clan', while the likes of Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir and Ambati Rayudu were among the other notable players added this season. With most of the players bought by Chennai turned out to be over the age of 30, Twitter wasted no time in poking fun at the two-time IPL champions. When @ChennaiIPL spot a 35+ player at the auction. #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/CXaCdOk8hc — America Maaplai (@america_maaplai) January 27, 2018 Key players of CSK. #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/oaIRxF9yeD — Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) January 27, 2018 So chennai have now bought Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan singh. @ChennaiIPL next home ground - pic.twitter.com/1DcIVyvxWx — Aakash (@PUNchayati) January 27, 2018 Age of the players bought by @ChennaiIPL today: Harbhajan - 37 Watson - 36 Bravo - 34 Du Plessis - 33 Jadhav - 32 #CSK #WhistlePodu ððð #IPLAuction #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/mZRvWNVA26 — LoGaN (@itzhari24) January 27, 2018 pic.twitter.com/abW89vxZOe — VIRENDER SEHWAG (@virendr_sehwag) January 28, 2018 CSK this #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/4k89Q5ySZu — Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) January 28, 2018 Even Chennai Super Kings couldn't stop themselves from joining the funny banter. He hasn't crossed 30! So team has decided against him. https://t.co/4K1HhvPHEH — Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) January 28, 2018