Caption Contest

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Winning caption:
A broken elbow, two dodgy elbows, a bent back and now lockjaw - what will the IPL cause next? (Goose, India)

Honourable mentions:

When he was bored with the West Indies' batting, Virat Kohli loved to practise posing as the subject of Edvard Munch's famous painting. (Dr Joel David Teelucksingh, Trinidad & Tobago)

Virat Kohli calmly shows the umpire where he left his dignity. (NKJ, Australia)

The new universal signal used by cricketers to discreetly indicate bookies. (Imad Aleem, Pakistan)

Most common caption (versions of):
"Look guys, Chris Gayle is in the stands and he's padding up!"

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