India, May 19 -- Social media is in stitches-and a little bit lost-thanks to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) cricketers Tim David and Phil Salt. The duo recently dropped near-identical Instagram posts featuring action shots of themselves in RCB gear... dramatically surrounded by lions. Yes, actual lions-photoshopped in, of course.

The confusion began when both cricketers shared strikingly similar posts on Instagram. Each image featured the players in full RCB action mode. casually surrounded by lions. Not actual lions, of course-these were clearly photoshopped in, but that only made things more bizarre. While Phil Salt offered no caption at all, Tim David posted his photo with a simple "RCB" and a few thumbs-up emojis.

Naturally, the ...