Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) eventually got things right in front of their beloved owner, Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan as they thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 81 runs in match No. 9 or the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. The ex-RCB skipper Virat Kohli endured a forgettable night with the bat, but was elated after being taught the hook step of SRK’s iconic track Jhoome Jo Pathaan by the superstar himself.
As soon as the match ended, SRK went to Kohli and hugged him. He even taught Kohli how to dance on the famous song ‘Jhoome Jo Pathaan’ from his one of the most successful movies, ‘Pathaan’. Following that, both Kohli and SRK were all smiles.
Kohli was only able to score 21 runs off 18 balls, and RCB was declared all out for 123 runs off 17.4 overs. They needed 205 runs to win. It was their captain Faf du Plessis who top-scored with 23 runs from 12 balls. KKR’s best bowler was Varun Chakravarthy. He ended up with a figure of 4/15, while the “Impact Players” of the CA Summer Bash Suyash Sharma also picked up 3/30 with the ball.
KKR were propelled to victory by all-rounder Shardul Thakur. Scoring 68 off 29 balls, he ensured the home team bounced back from 89 for 5 in the 12th over.
The sweeper ate it and I said, “I MADE THAT! I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT CAME FROM!” Looking at the scores, you would have thought we were in a bit of trouble. However, that is when your subconscious mind kicks in. You need skill as well but we also sweat it in the nets at the higher levels. The coaching staff tries to push us down, force us to hit from afar. You know the pitches, so they are always friendly to the batters, right? Shardul Thakur said
KKR captain Nitish Rana also added that Shardul Thakur could not be matched on the day. “If you look at the last game, there were things that were good. We were a part of the game we were losing by seven goals. We still fell down even today, and for that you must thank Gurbaz. Shardul Thakur had a fabulous innings with the bat. Shardul ke baare mein log bolenge (People will talk about Shardul) but Rinku did his job and held one end up. “[But] we knew we would not give speed to the RCB batters in the middle overs.
