RCB get CSK’s jersey colours: IPL fans have a field day as Twitter does an emoji goof-up

Twitter goof-up that has made the IPL emoji of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) appear as Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) yellow jersey has left fans amused, triggering a meme-fest on social media.

Last year, Twitter had launched emojis and hashtags for all eight IPL teams – a feature that restarted six days ahead of the IPL 2021.

However, the technical glitch has left RCB franchise and their fans shell-shocked, with CSK yellow jersey appearing next to their hashtags, instead of the red-and-gold hue of the Virat Kohli-led side.

Before the mistake was realised, social media got flooded with hilarious jokes and memes, especially between the fans of the two teams who’ve had a long history of the cricketing rivalry.

Both the franchises’ Twitter handles, too, joined the fun after RCB wrote: “Hey @Twitter, @TwitterIndia, looks like you need better tech engineers. Bengaluru is the right place to start hiring. #WhatsWithYourEmojis.”

https://t.co/OkkU3DbTsC pic.twitter.com/XaxICCcny3

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 3, 2021

.@Twitter Right n😉w! #WhistlePodu #Yellove #PlayBold #RCB pic.twitter.com/RaZdIRxqnq

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 3, 2021

Here’s how others reacted:

#RCB is #CSK#CSK is #RCB

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— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) April 3, 2021

Oh hey @katecross16 @ChennaiIPL it seems we have stolen your shirt colour… #PlayBold #RCB #CSK

Our boys will look good in anything though @RCBTweets #WeAreChallengers #WhistlePodu 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

— Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93) April 3, 2021

You’re right, your boys do suit yellow 😉 #Playbold #Yellove https://t.co/1iqXCotcLY pic.twitter.com/GJmr2IKQau

— Kate Cross (@katecross16) April 3, 2021

Twitter single-handedly brought #RCB closer to an IPL title with the flag glitch.

— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 3, 2021

#RCB #CSK right now on Twitter! pic.twitter.com/AOKduTYobO

— Yash Lahoti (@YvLahoti) April 3, 2021

Twitter hashtag #PlayBold comes with CSK jersey because the tagline suits them more than RCB.

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) April 3, 2021

#IPL2021 twitter emojis are here!#CSK 👈👉 #RCB #PlayBold

Le CSK: pic.twitter.com/XQKjNpgbc7

— 🇮🇳Abhinav Chauhan (@iamabhi_0310) April 3, 2021