Home side Kolkata Knight Riders are set to get a big boost in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore with franchise owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday night. , The ‘Pathan’ star will feature in his first IPL match at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium after a gap of almost 4 years.
Shah Rukh Khan was last seen back at Eden Gardens on April 28, 2019 – KKR’s final league game against Mumbai Indians. According to the report of ‘The Telegraph’ newspaper, Shahrukh will reach Kolkata on the day of the match itself. According to reports, apart from Shah Rukh, his son Aryan Khan and daughter Suhana Khan, many other Bollywood celebrities are expected to attend the match.
The KKR boss in his last appearance at the Eden Gardens had cheered his team to a 34-run win over Rohit Sharma’s MI – ending a six-match losing streak. After losing their first IPL 2023 by 7 runs (DLS method) to Punjab Kings in Mohali last week, the two-time IPL champions would need some boost from their team owner this time too.
the knight riders He was ruled out of the team due to injury to regular captain Shreyas Iyer and was replaced by Nitish Rana. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was signed by KKR for Rs 1.5 crore this season, has also been ruled out of the league.
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KKR announced Jason Roy as a replacement for the injured Shreyas Iyer, but he is unlikely to feature in the England squad ahead of their next match against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.
However, new KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit has firmly put his side to do well against RCB, which will have an in-form Virat Kohli. “I wouldn’t say there is a lack of experience. Each one has made an impact both domestically and internationally. They are all distinguished cricketers,” Pandit said ahead of the match.
I believe every player is capable of playing well. We are not dependent on anyone. Each one of the squad that we have is good enough to make a good impact.”
KKR lost to Punjab Kings by seven runs via the DLS method but Pandit picked positives and said they stayed in the game till the last over despite losing wickets at regular intervals. One cannot be judgmental only after the first game. Looking at the last game, we were in the game till the last over. It was unfortunate to lose. I have full faith in the side we have,” concluded Pandit.