Indian cricketer Stuart Binny was bought by Rajasthan Royals during the IPL player auction 2018 event in Bengaluru on Saturday January 27. The 33-year-old Karnataka man was sold for his base price of Rs 50 lakh and Indian Premier League (IPL) did not choose to play the Right to Match (RTM) card for him.
Stuart Binny may not be a very that famous a cricketer even in India but thanks to wife Mayanti Langer, the cricketer is always the topic of discussion on social media.
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Mayanti hosts all the possible cricket events for the Star Sports TV Network in India. She is also the host for the IPL auction studio show after Star Network bagged the IPL broadcast rights for the next five years.
Several twitter trolls tried attacking Stuart Binny by mentioning that he became the costliest water-boy in the history of the IPL.
Check out some of the tweets:
#IPLAuction Stuart binny spanned up for his reserve for 50 lakhs. Guessing his wife , Mayanti Langer earns more than that anchoring for the IPL.
— Navdeep Singh Chahal (@navdeepthinking) January 27, 2018
Fifty lacs just peanuts if we compare with ability of Stuart Binny. Can bat, bowl and a team man. He brings lot to the table. Rajasthan are lucky to have both stokes and binny. Excellent Selection. #IPLAuction
— Mayanti Langer (@Langer_Mayanti) January 27, 2018
Rajasthan Royals buys Mayanti Langer's husband for 50L. #IPLAuction #IPLAuction2018 pic.twitter.com/HP0jr2lQfl
— Trollywood (@TrollywoodOffl) January 27, 2018
No RTM call at 50L for Stuart Binny. Heh.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) January 27, 2018
Stuart Binny goes to RR for 50 lacs - the cheapest buy so far. #IPLAuction
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) January 27, 2018
Hey @rajasthanroyals
— Mogambo ✪ ❄️ (@UberHandle) January 27, 2018
50 Lakhs for Water Bottle Boy Stuart Binny
You are damn Rich#IPLAuction
Stuart Binny becomes the most expensive Waterboy to ever grace the cricket stadium at 50lacs #IPLAuction
— Sahil Bhatia? (@hs1010ps) January 27, 2018
Stuart Binny
— Mogambo ✪ ❄️ (@UberHandle) January 27, 2018
Pic 1: How Others See
Pic 2: How @rajasthanroyals see#IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/cah3UIXDFS
RCB TO STUART BINNY! #IPLauction pic.twitter.com/gVNjEPL0XF
— Satnam Sohal ✍? (@imSatnam_) January 27, 2018