With the VIVO Indian Premier League auction coming up, the Kings’ Army has been extremely active on social media. They have taken to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to send us everything from team suggestions (Yes, we’re watching those! 👀) to messages wishing us luck for the upcoming season (Thank you!). The digital world is abuzz with posts from our fans. We compiled some of these here (It was soooo difficult to choose 😬) to give you a taste of what’s trending for the Kings.
We want to start by saying how excited we are to start working with our new coach Brad ‘Dodgeball’ Hodge, who gave us some love back.
I am delighted to be joining @lionsdenkxip. I am@looking forward to a successful partnership with my friend @virendersehwag . H https://t.co/dKwkFutVJ3
— Brad Hodge (@bradhodge007) December 13, 2017
There has been no love lost for Irfan Pathan. He played for KXIP for three seasons, starting in 2008, and a decade later there are demands to get him back! Will the hashtag #BringBackIrfanPathan work, we wonder? 🤔
Everybody knows sincerity and talents n value of #Irfanpathan . Pls utilize and pls don't ingnore him.@IrfanPathan @bradhodge007 @lionsdenkxip @realpreityzinta #Bringbackirfanpathan
— Sebeel Km (@SebeelK) January 14, 2018
@IPL #Bringbackirfanpathan #IPLAuction #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/muon5CutMu
— proudirfanist (@sruthibabu1) January 17, 2018
Axar Patel, meanwhile, is already onboard. We are convinced that he fits best in our colours but not many agree, sparking debates online.
But we trust the young lad and so do many of our fans.
@StarSportsIndia I think axar Patel is a great and fantastic find in ipl over the years he should be in top 10 list of cricket countdown.@Aparshakti @StarSports #cricketcountdown
— Aniket padhy (@Aniketpadhy1) January 14, 2018
As for the rest of the squad, we have been thinking of several combinations. And so have fans of Viru Paaji.
#IPLAuction is ahead! It's just 13 days to go from now. Now suggest the team that you want to get picked for @lionsdenkxip by our @virendersehwag paaji. Let's suggest best players for KXIP. Tweet your team. Let's suggest #TeamForKXIP best one's to Viru Paaji from our choices.
— V Sehwag Fans Fort™ (@VSehwagFansFort) January 15, 2018
Answering their call are a number of members of the Kings’ Army, who would like nothing better than to see their favourite team dominate the league this season. We have gotten some great suggestions!
#IPLAuction is ahead! It's just 13 days to go from now. Now suggest the team that you want to get picked for @lionsdenkxip by our @virendersehwag paaji. Let's suggest best players for KXIP. Tweet your team. Let's suggest #TeamForKXIP best one's to Viru Paaji from our choices.
— V Sehwag Fans Fort™ (@VSehwagFansFort) January 15, 2018
My elevens for my @lionsdenkxip and also for my @virendersehwag
— Ajay dhivyanth (@im_dhivyanth) January 17, 2018
1. Gambhir
2. Manan vohra
3. Sanju Samson (wk)
4. Ben cutting ✈️
5. Maxwell ✈️
6. Miller✈️
7. Akshar Patel
8. R Ashwin
9. Tim Southee✈️
10. Sandeep Sharma
11. Shivam Mavi
@lionsdenkxip #IPLAuction @virendersehwag
— Harpreet Singh (@ranaharpreet01) January 8, 2018
My pick in auction for kxip
1 Hashim amla/Chris lynn
2 gautam gambhir{c}
3 Kane Williamson/faf duplesis
4 yuvraj Singh
5 robie/kedar
6 Ben Stokes
7 axar patel
8 r ashwin /w. Sundar
9 bravo/pollard
10 sandeep s
11 jaydev unadkat
my kxip team
— Jasmeet Pandher (@jasmeetpandher) January 18, 2018
1. Alex Hales / jos buttler
2 Gautam Gambhir / kl rahul
3. manish pandey
4 maxi / yuvraj
5 mitch marsh
6 benstok
7 any W/C batsman / gurkeerat maan
8 axar patel
9 yuzvendr chahal
10 mitch starc / any indian bowler
11 sitharth kaul / sandeep sharma
As the comments and tweets keep pouring in, we hope all your love and good wishes continue for us through the season. Watch out for more as the march of the Kings’ Army continues on social media. We know we will!
