@Abhinav_hariom Being vice-captain once doesn't automatically make you the next captain. ๐
If succession worked that way, selectors wouldn't need meetings.
Ruturaj is a quality player, but captaincy isn't a "next in line" queue at a government office.
Ruturaj is a very good player. Nobody is denying that.
But some of you are acting like he's sitting at home unemployed. ๐ญ๐
He's already part of India A, captaining/vice-captaining teams, scoring runs, and firmly in the national selection conversation.
Not getting picked in one squad doesn't mean there's a conspiracy.
The funniest part is calling Shreyas a "fraud" when the selectors literally made him India's T20 captain.
If Shreyas was as useless as Twitter claims, he wouldn't be leading Team India.
@IS_Netwrk29 IPL Twitter turns every successful mentor into a future India coach, every captain into a future PM, and every rumor into breaking news. ๐๐๐ฅ
@Vikrant_1589 The strongest proof that Indian cricket isn't running on surnames is that even Sachin Tendulkar couldn't get Sachin Tendulkar's son into Team India. ๐๐๐ฅ
๐จ BIG IPL TRADE RUMOURS ๐จAt this point, just skip the auction and redraw the entire IPL map. ๐ญ๐According to these rumors:MI gets Shreyas Iyer
KKR gets SKY
CSK gets Hardik
LSG gets Axar
DC gets Pant
MI gets Pooran
MI gets Arjun back
Everyone gets everyone
The only player not getting traded is the guy who posted the rumor. ๐Every IPL rumor nowadays follows the same formula:Instagram unfollow โ Trade confirmed โ
Random Twitter source โ Trade confirmed โ
"Trust me bro" โ Trade confirmed โ The funniest one is still Shreyas Iyer to MI.PBKS finally finds a captain.PBKS backs him.PBKS builds the team around him.He becomes India's T20 captain.And Twitter's conclusion is:"Yes, but how can Mumbai get him?" ๐ญNot every successful captain is available for purchase.PBKS isn't running a "Buy One Captain, Get One Free" sale.IPL Twitter has turned into Football Transfer Deadline Day without the journalists, sources, or facts. ๐๐One-line nuclear roast:
These aren't IPL trade rumors anymore, they're IPL fan-fiction chapters. Every post ends with MI somehow signing half the league. ๐ญ๐๐ฅ
@Shreyasian96 Shreyas became India's T20 captain and half of cricket Twitter immediately started planning his transfer to Mumbai.
PBKS found a captain.
Twitter found a rumor.
Only one of those is real. ๐ญ๐
@McgHolicc According to Twitter, Patidar went from "deserves a chance" to "greatest selection injustice in cricket history" in about 48 hours. ๐๐
@Itz_Ms7 Breaking news: MI building a โyoung generation teamโ by releasing everyone who built their last generation team. ๐
At this point, even the auction purse needs a transfer window and therapy.
"T20Is and IPL are the same format."
Correct.
So by that logic, every IPL-winning captain should automatically become India's captain, right? ๐ญ
The selectors clearly disagreed.
The funniest part is people saying Shreyas has "zero international captaincy experience."
Every international captain in history had zero international captaincy experience before getting the job.
That's how first captains are created. ๐
And if IPL captaincy suddenly means nothing, then why were people using IPL captaincy to campaign for Rajat Patidar, Axar Patel, and others a week ago?
When it's their favorite player:
"IPL leadership matters."
When it's Shreyas:
"IPL leadership doesn't count."
Pick a lane.
The reality is simple:
Selectors watched everyone.
Selectors had all the data.
Selectors spoke to the team management.
And they still picked Shreyas.
Twitter analysts watched highlights, checked Cricbuzz stats, and think they've uncovered a conspiracy.
One side got the job.
The other got a tweet.
Shreyas Iyer becomes India's T20 captain and suddenly every IPL franchise is apparently preparing a trade offer. ๐ญ๐
MI fans:
"We want Shreyas."
KKR fans:
"We want Shreyas."
LSG fans:
"We want Shreyas."
PBKS fans:
"He's literally our captain."
The funniest part is that PBKS backed him, built the team around him, and now that he's become India's T20 captain, Twitter thinks Punjab will just hand him over because someone unfollowed someone on Instagram.
That's not how franchises work.
Not every successful captain is available for transfer. Not every rumor is an insider report. And not every player dreams of leaving the team that made him captain.
PBKS isn't Amazon Prime.
Shreyas Iyer isn't a flash sale.
And IPL Twitter isn't a transfer committee. ๐
Stop writing trade fan-fiction and start accepting reality:
Shreyas is PBKS captain, and unless PBKS wants to move him, all these "MI 2027 captain" stories are just social media imagination.
#ShreyasIyer #PBKS #PunjabKings #MumbaiIndians #IPL2027 #CricketTwitter #TeamIndia #T20Captain #IPLRumours
This isn't a trade update. This is a minute-by-minute Instagram crime investigation. ๐ญ
"Surya unfollowed MI at 8:00 PM."
"Surya followed MI at 7:00 AM."
Next update:
"Surya viewed Akash Ambani's story at 9:17 PM, trade talks intensify." ๐
And somehow every rumor ends with:
โ Hardik leaving MI
โ SKY leaving MI
โ Shreyas leaving PBKS
โ MI getting everyone's captain
PBKS finally gets Shreyas Iyer, makes him captain, he becomes India's T20 captain, and Twitter thinks Punjab will happily exchange him because someone pressed the unfollow button.
At this point, IPL rumors have more plot twists than daily soap operas.
Source: Instagram activity.
Confidence level: 100%.
Evidence level: 0%. ๐ญ๐