It was a perfect homecoming for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as they won a dominating 81-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in front of the jam-packed Eden Gardens in Kolkata. KKR brought their A-game to the table to thoroughly entertain their fans in an IPL 2023 match on Thursday. Among the thousands present at the iconic stadium were KKR co-owners and Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla.
Needless to say, the ‘King Khan’ was overjoyed by the performance put in by Shardul Thakur, Rinku Singh, spinners Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, and debutant Suyash Sharma. After KKR’s comprehensive win over RCB, Shah Rukh Khan, like most days, came down to spend some time with the players. SRK’s celebrations were not limited to the KKR players only, he also shook a leg with RCB great Virat Kohli.
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In a video that has now gone viral, SRK can be seen heading straight to Kohli and giving him a warm hug. The legendary actor then grabbed Kohli, who couldn’t stop giggling, and tried to make him dance to the steps of “Jhoome jo Pathaan” from his blockbuster movie “Pathaan”.
Jhoome Jo KINGs mehfil hi loot jaye🤩
KING KHAN and KING KOHLI at #EdenGardens post #KKRvRCB game! @iamsrk @ViratKohliFC @kkriders #KKR #kkrhaitaiyaar #AmiKKR#ShahRukhKhan #ViratKohli #RCB pic.twitter.com/4i7qzwPXe2— Shah Rukh Khan Universe Fan Club (@SRKUniverse) April 7, 2023
Shah Rukh also went inside the KKR dressing room and celebrated their first win of the season with the players and the support staff. He was seen singing and shaking a leg on KKR’s new dressing room song.
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As far as the match was concerned, KKR all-rounder Shardul Thakur played a blitzkrieg knock of 68 with the help of nine fours and three sixes and helped KKR recover from a reeling position of 89-5 in the 12th over. Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz propped up the innings with 57 off 58 balls but the Afghan’s dismissal, along with Andre Russell for a duck the next ball, left Kolkata looking in trouble.
Thakur’s dominant show combined with his partnership of 103 runs with Rinku Singh. RCB crashed to 123 all out in reply as the home team’s spinners ran amok, with Varun Chakaravarthy picking 4-15 in less than four overs.
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Kolkata’s teenage leg spinner Suyash Sharma took 3-30 on his IPL debut and West Indies veteran Sunil Narine was 2-16. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis gave a decent start as they added 44 runs for the opening wicket before Narine bowled the former Indian captain. Chakaravarthy dealt du Plessis the same fate three balls later and returned in the eighth over to skittle out Glenn Maxwell (5) and Harshal Patel (0).
