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‘Kachra bhi khelega’ - Fans troll Kolkata franchise for signing Jason Roy for Indian T20 League 2023

Check out how fans have reacted to the signing of Jason Roy by the Kolkata franchise for ITL 2023 on social media

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The Kolkata franchise had a poor start to their Indian T20 League 2023 campaign. In their season opener, they suffered a loss against Punjab. Now, they will be in action on 6 April at Eden Gardens to face Bangalore. But, ahead of that match, reports came out that Shakib Al Hasan has opted out of the tournament due to his availability issues. 

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Kolkata have already dealt massive blows as their captain, Shreyas Iyer is missing the tournament due to his back issues. So, fans were eagerly waiting to see which player going to join the team as a replacement. Now, an official announcement has come that England’s Jason Roy has been signed by Kolkata for this season.

Kolkata have signed Jason Roy for INR 2.8 Crore for ITL 2023

According to the statement, Kolkata have signed Roy for INR 2.8 crore while his base price was INR 1.5 crore. In the auction, he went unsold as no franchises showed any interest in him. In the last edition of the tournament, Jason Roy was a part of the Gujarat franchise. They bought him at his base price of Rs 2 crore. But, Roy decided to pull himself out of the tournament. 

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Regarding that decision, Jason Roy shared a heartfelt message for Gujarat fans and hoped that all of them would respect his decision. He said: "I will be following each game of Gujarat and backing them to lift the trophy in their first year of the tournament. Thank you everyone for the continued support and I hope you can all respect and appreciate my decision." 

Recently, Jason Roy had a great PSL season for Quetta Gladiators. In seven matches, he scored 245 runs, at an average of 40.83. He also smashed an unbeaten 145 runs against Peshawar Zalmi. In the three-match ODI series in Bangladesh, he smashed a century. But, Kolkata fans seemed not to be so happy as they shared their views on social media.       

Here is how fans have trolled Kolkata for signing Jason Roy:

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