IPL 2021
Watch – PKBS Staff Did ‘Shut The Noise’ Celebration After KL Rahul Reaches Fifty
By Aditya Pratap - Apr 30, 2021 11:06 pm
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Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul started the tournament with a sparkling half-century but got slow as the tournament progressed. However, he shrugged the failures of the previous games behind and sparkled again while facing his former franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.

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Rahul and Gayle were in full flow against RCB

RCB skipper Virat Kohli opted to bowl first after winning the toss. KL Rahul and Chris Gayle batted beautifully in the first half of the innings. Gayle got out after scoring 46 runs but Rahul remained to be the unmoved rock. In the process, he notched up his 25th IPL half-century.

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Rahul raised the bat to acknowledge the applause given by his teammates. Meanwhile, the PKBS team owner and the other support staff were quick to do Rahul’s iconic ‘Shut the Noise’ celebration’. Everybody sitting in the box stood up on their feet and put fingers into their ears. That was a unique style adopted by the support staff.

Fans were in full praise for KLR after this splendid knock. Here are some of those tweets;

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Rahul played an unbeaten knock of 91 in just 57 balls, where he hit seven fours and five towering sixes. He took on RCB bowlers in the death overs and propelled PKBS total to 179/5 in 20 overs. He found a good ally in Harpreet Brar, who smashed 25 runs in 17 balls while sharing a crucial 61-run stand with his skipper.