The Punjab Kings batsman, Shahrukh Khan has come into the limelight in the domestic circuit recently while playing for Tamil Nadu. His performance earned him an IPL deal of INR 5.25 crores from the KL Rahul-led Punjab Kings despite having a base price of INR 20 lakhs.
Although Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore also bid for him in the mini-auction, PBKS sealed the deal ta the end. Recently, Shahrukh Khan posted an adorable picture of his along with the Co-owner of PBKS, Preity Zinta. He shared the picture with a dialogue from the Bollywood Blockbuster Kal Ho Naa Ho, starring Zinta and famous actor Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan. He captioned the picture, “Naina, 1 2 3 tinggg,”
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Meanwhile, former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris has said that Shahrukh Khan could become like Hardik Pandya in future. The veteran further added that the youngster could become a reliable finisher in the history of the T20 championship as well.
“I think that’s a lot of pressure to put on his shoulders. I would want to back up that truck a little bit and say no. Just let him play and develop! People develop at different speeds as well. He might take two-three-four seasons to get to a point where he is a reliable finisher,” Styris said.
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“I don’t want to compare anyone with Kieron Pollard, he’s 6 foot 5, he’s huge. Shahrukh Khan is a big guy as well. Maybe he can look to aspire to be like Hardik Pandya. I’ve seen a lot of Shahrukh Khan because of my commentary days with the Tamil Nadu Premier League,” he again shared.
In IPL 2021, Shahrukh Khan was added in the playing eleven from the very first match and he kept scoring runs too. In seven innings, he managed to amass 107 runs which came at an average and strike rate of 21.40 and 127.38 respectively with the top score of 47 as well.
