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Lucknow United! Twitterati reacts as Manchester United owners bid for new IPL team

Fans on Twitter are on another level, some are already convinced that Manchester United’s owners will buy a team for Lucknow, and even they have named the team as ‘Lucknow United’.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to announce the two new IPL (Indian Premier League) teams and their owners, with the bidders having already arrived at the Taj Hotel in Dubai.

The final 10 bidders have submitted their bids and BCCI, from any moment now, may reveal the new teams and their owners. Big industrialists such as Sanjeev Gupta (RPSG Group) and the Adani Group are the front runners for the new teams, apart from Manchester United’s owners – The Glazers Family.

One thing is for sure, that the two teams will represent Lucknow and Ahmedabad, stadiums in both cities have a capacity of hosting approximately 75,000 and 1,10,100 fans, respectively.

Fans on Twitter are on another level, some are already convinced that Manchester United’s owners will buy a team for Lucknow, and even they have named the team as ‘Lucknow United’. While some are saying that if Glazers want to buy a team, let them buy, but only UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath can name the team, else he will rename the team according to him.

Here are some of the best Twitter reactions on the bidding of new IPL teams.

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Earlier, media reports suggested that the tenders gave the potential bidders options to choose from around 8 to 10 cities from across India.  Apart from Ahmedabad, Pune, and Kochi, the other cities in the running for the two slots were Lucknow, Kanpur, Guwahati, Indore, Raipur, and Trivandrum.

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Hardik Pandya pays tribute to MS Dhoni as Chennai Super Kings snatch IPL 2023 in thrilling tie

Hardik Pandya said that he was proud of the way his team played and if he had to lose, then he would lose the IPL title to CSK.

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Hardik Pandya pays tribute to MS Dhoni as Chennai Super Kings snatch IPL 2023 in thrilling tie

Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya was at a loss for words as Chennai Super Kings snatched a thrilling victory by scoring 10 runs of the last two balls of the match and chasing down the mammoth total of 171 in 15 overs.

Later on, he said that he was proud of the way his team played and if he had to lose, then he would lose the IPL title to CSK. He said it was CSK destiny to win IPL 2023. He said that since good things happen to good people and Mahendra Singh Dhoni was one of the best people he knew. He also added that God had been kind to him but it was Dhoni’s night.

The whole CSK batting order chipped in as Ravindra Jadeja  smashed 15 not out off 6 balls, Devon Conway (47 off 25), Rituraj Gaikwad (26 off 16) and Shivam Dube (32*off 21). Ajinkya Rahane (27 off 13) and Ambati Rayudu (19 off 8) helped CSK chase 171 from 15 overs in the rain-shortened final.

For Gujarat Titans, Sai Sudarshan massacred the bowling attack by hitting 96 runs off 47 balls. He was supported by Wriddhiman Saha (54 off 39). Shubman Gill added (39 off 20) to contribute yo the gigantic total of 214 but the rain forced the match to be shortened to 15 overs.

Hardik Pandya said the Gujarat Titans played with a lot of heart and was proud of their fighting spirit. He said the CSK played better cricket to clinch the IPL 2023 title.

The Orange Cap was awarded to Shubman Gill (Highest  Runscorer) and the Purple Cap was awarded to Mohammed Shami (Highest Wicket-taker). Shami and Gill were at their absolute best throughout the tournament.

Yashasvi Jaiswal was awarded the Emerging Player Of The Season. He has also been rewarded with a backup role in the India squad for the World Test championship final.

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IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans script history by lifting the IPL trophy in their debut season

Gujarat Titans win IPL 2022 and defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets.

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Hardik Pandya and company have scripted history by winning IPL title in their debut season. Gujarat Titans have defeated the inaugural champions, Rajasthan Royals with seven wickets.

However, another interesting fact about both the teams is that in the qualifier 1 also Gujarat Titans had defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets and made their way into the IPL 2022 finals.

Another interesting fact about today’s match is that Rajasthan Royals and now Gujarat Titans are the only two teams in the history of Indian Premiere League who have won the IPL title in their debut seasons. However, Rajasthan did come this long and tried to recreate history.

But today the newest team of Indian Premiere League 2022 has won the match and lifted the IPL trophy in their debut season. The new captain Hardik Pandya had led his team on a winning streak and also ended their campaign on a winning note.

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and choose to bowl first. Being totally restricted by Gujarat bowler, Sanju Samson’s team only managed to give a below-average target of 131 runs for GT to chase.

Gujarat Titans played a rather smooth innings and won their maiden IPL title in their home ground. Home Minister Amit Shah, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and BCCI secretary Jay Shah were also present during the IPL 2022 finals.

The IPL 2022 final was being played at the biggest cricket ground in the world. And Bollywood celebrities like Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Manushi Chillar had graced the Narendra Modi stadium of Ahmedabad.

None of the teams were able to score a half-century and Rajasthan Royals who came to bat first had the highest score of just 39 runs made by the orange cap holder Jos Butler.

On the other hand, Gujarat Titans may have won the IPL title but both the orange and purple cap is still with Rajasthan Royals. Today during the last post-match presentation of IPL 2022, Joss Butler and Yuzvendra Chahal will be felicitated for making the most runs and taking the most wickets, respectively.

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Laal Singh Chaddha Trailer: Aamir Khan finally unveils the trailer of his much awaited movie | Watch

Laal Singh Chaddha featuring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan will release in theatres on August 11, this year.

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Aamir Khan has finally released the trailer of his much-awaited movie, Laal Singh Chaddha at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Currently, actor Aamir Khan is present at the IPL 2022 finals between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans.

Laal Singh Chaddha has Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Mona Singh and Naga Chaitanya in lead roles. Chai will mark his Bollywood with Laal Singh Chaddha. Chaitanya has also shared the trailer on his official social media profiles. The movie will release in theatres on August 11, this year.

Laal Singh Chaddha is the Hindi adaptation of by the 1994 Hollywood film, Forest Gump. The film directed by Advait Chandan traces the exemplary events of Laal Singh Chaddha’s life. Be it his career or love life, every aspect of the movie is worth witnessing.

In the almost three-minute-long trailer, audience gets a glimpse at Laal Singh Chadha simple, but eventful life. Chaddha seems like an unassuming man who is raised by a doting mother played by Mona Singh. Young Laal Singh seems to have a disability that forces him to have leg braces.

However, calling it a miracle not does only Laal Singh Chaddha breaks free his disability but also joins the Indian Army. The trailer also give a glimpse of Naga Chaitanya’s character, who will fight along Chaddha shoulder-to-shoulder.

The only drawback about the trailer seemed to be Aamir’s attempt at a Punjabi accent. Moreover, fans are also calling out Aamir’s look as too much. However, they do seem interested by the movie and keen about watching the movie in theatres.

Previously, the makers of Laal Singh Chaddha had released the first song from the comedy-drama, titled Kahani. The song is composed by Pritam and the lyrics are penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Mohan Kannan’s melodious voice has made this song everyone’s latest favorite track.

Laal Singh Chadha is backed by the Viacom 18 Studios and is co-produced by Aamir Khan productions. The Amir-Kareena starrer will finally get a theatrical release after being postponed twice.  

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