Recently, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) launched its new fan anthem named ‘Laphao’ during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in the UAE. Shah Rukh Khan, the co-owner of the Kolkata-based franchise, has also been featuring in the. In Bangla, ‘Laphao’ means ‘jump’, and going by the reactions on social media, KKR fans to be loving the new anthem.
The anthem has been composed by rapper Badshah and along with him, and Shah Rukh, the anthem also features KKR players. The anthem shows some memorable moments of the franchise from the previous seasons and also contains moments from the ongoing season. The fans, however, are the main attraction of the anthem.
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Last week on October 20, Shah Rukh did a Facebook live with the KKR team to unveil the new anthem. And the live session started on a hilarious note. Shah Rukh began the session by asking Kuldeep Yadav why does he always look sad. In reply, Kuldeep laughed it off before the focus shifted towards fast-bowler Pat Cummins.
Shah Rukh asked Cummins about his conversation with Kuldeep in Hindi. The spinner then revealed that Cummins had learned few Hindi words and Shah Rukh was quick to ask the Australian pacer fast bowlers to speak some words in Hindi. In reply, Cummins hilariously said: “I’ve learned some words from KD. Shubman tera baal ganda hai.”
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SRK made another attempt of taking a dig at Cummins over his quirky hairstyle and where did he get it from. The KKR star replied that he got his new hairstyle from the assistant coach Abhishek Nayar and then the co-owner advised the players to avoid Nayar’s room.
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With 5 wins in the ten games they have played so far, KKR is still in contention to reach the playoffs. They are currently standing at fourth place on the points table. Earlier this month, their spin spearhead Sunil Narine was reported for suspect bowling action before his name was removed from the warning list. Dinesh Karthik then stepped down as captain and the captaincy was it to Eoin Morgan.
Morgan’s captaincy stint has started on a mixed note. While he led the side to a thrilling win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, KKR suffered two back-to-back losses against Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore under his captaincy. With just four league matches left now, Morgan will be desperately hoping that KKR shows some consistency.
