On Sunday, May 24, Punjab Kings’ social media game backfired after Rajasthan Royals sealed the fourth playoff spot and eliminated the Shreyas Iyer-led side from the playoff race. Rajasthan defeated Mumbai Indians in their final league stage game at the Wankhede Stadium, thereby sealing the final playoff spot in the Indian Premier League.

Punjab Kings, who have faced a lot of criticism in cricket circles for their inflammatory use of social media handles, were later trolled by Rajasthan. Reached playoffs on Sunday.

Rajasthan picked up Punjab’s tweet, ‘Sorry brother, not today!’ And responded with the famous Arjun Kapoor meme. Rajasthan used the viral video clip in which Arjun can be seen stranded outside the door while the rest of the guests enter the house. Rajasthan eliminated Punjab, who were eliminated on the last day of the league stage, with Rajasthan finishing one point ahead of them. IPL table.

Memes harassed the kings of Punjab

But Rajasthan said ‘Sorry brother, not today!’ Why did you decide to answer? Tweet from Punjab?

As it turns out, Punjab’s tweet came in response to Rajasthan Royals’ defeat against Delhi Capitals on May 1. Punjab decided to troll Rajasthan in a match they were not even involved in as Rajasthan had taken the joke at Punjab’s expense after defeating the Shreyas Iyer-led side earlier this season.

Rajasthan had quoted Salman Khan’s viral 2014 tweet on X (formerly Twitter), where the megastar had asked: “Zinta ki team jeet gayi kya?”

MI vs RR: highlight | Achievement:

Rajasthan used that tweet when they posted a video of Donovan Ferreira, who won them the game against PBKS on April 29. Rajasthan captioned the post: Wait for it…”sorry brother, not today!”

Punjab Kings social media controversy

Punjab Kings have been dragged into many controversies this season. His aggressive social media tactics have been repeatedly described as toxic by fans. Many believe that the backlash against Punjab’s conduct online is justified, given the tone they have adopted towards other teams.

Apart from trolling Rajasthan, Punjab also took a soft stance towards Kolkata Knight Riders after the rain-affected match at Eden Gardens. At the time, Punjab were winning consistently and looked set for a comfortable playoff qualification. After the match was cancelled, Punjab’s social media team posted a dancing video, suggesting that they were being ‘generous’ by ‘donating’ a point to the Ajinkya Rahane-led team.

Ironically, that one point came back to haunt Punjab on Sunday, as they finished with 15 points, one point behind Rajasthan Royals’ 16 points in the IPL standings.

And that was perhaps the biggest reminder of this IPL season – in a tough tournament like the IPL, it’s not just the performance on the field that counts, but the conduct off the field too.

ipl 2026 | ipl schedule | ipl points table | ipl player stats | purple cap | orange cap | ipl video | cricket news | live score

– ends