Kolkata Knight Riders owners and players celebrating the IPL title win in Chennai. (Screengrab)
After their win, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) owner Shah Rukh Khan promised Harshit Rana that he would do youngster’s trademark “flying kiss” celebration.
In a video posted by the Jio Cinema, Shah Rukh Khan can be heard saying, “The whole team has to stand with me and i will say 3 to 1 and everyone will have to do this.”
Following this Rana hugged and lifted the team owner saying “Mereko toh kal raat bhi 102 bukhaar tha sir (I had fever last night as well).
SRK in love with his team’s performance 💜#KKRvSRH #IPLonJioCinema #IPLFinalonJioCinema #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/6eWvce34ih
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 26, 2024
Shah Rukh made it sure that everyone would celebrate with Harshit’s style.
KKR crushed Hyderabad by eight wickets in a completely one-sided final after bowling out their opponents for 113, the lowest-ever total in an IPL title clash. This was KKR’s third IPL title.
KKR team owner Shah Rukh Khan and Harshit Rana. (Screengrab)
“I cannot tell how happy I am,” Harshit, who picked up two wickets in the final, said after the triumph.
What prompted this celebration
The 22-year-old was fined and suspended for one match after his animated celebration towards Delhi Capitals batter Abhishek Porel.
Rana was penalised twice in this year’s IPL. At the start of the tournament, while playing against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rana gave Mayank Agarwal a sharp stare after dismissing him, before giving him a send-off with a flying kiss. He was later fined 60% of his match fee.
Rana picked up 19 wickets in 13 games, the most by an uncapped Indian player and only Jasprit Bumrah (20), Varun Chakravarthy (21) and Harshal (24) have more wickets than him this IPL.
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