Twitter in splits after Chahal ‘hacks’ Rajasthan Royals account and announces himself captain

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Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal sent

Rajasthan Royal

(RR) fans in a frenzy with a

prank

tweet from the team’s official social media handle, announcing himself as the franchise’s

captain

for the 2022 edition of IPL.


Chahal was bought by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022 mega auction for Rs 6.5 cr after his previous franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) let him go. Surprisingly, RCB didn't make even one bid for him.

The 31-year-old wrist spinner, known for his witty and funny videos, bowled a googly that even elicited a response from RR’s real captain Sanju Samson.


It all seemed to have started off with RR posting a funny video of Chahal ordering food. Chahal replied to the video warning that he will now “hack” the account.


He then went on to thank RR CEO Jake Lush McCrum for providing him with the password to the Twitter handle.



A few minutes after announcing himself as the new skipper, the leggie posted another tweet, asking the fans to retweet it 10,000 times if they want him to open the batting for the franchise with England batter Jos Buttler.


Then, in a series of funny tweets from RR handle, Chahal showed why he was just as entertaining off the field as he is on the field.


Teasing senior teammate Ashwin.


He finally tweeted that he was now logging out.


The damage was already done.


Indian cricket fans reacted to Chahal’s prank tweets by posting memes.