Watch: Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan asked his team to recreate Harshit Rana’s trademark flying kiss celebration after they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final of the 2024 IPL.
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KKR won their third IPL title, having won it before in 2012 and 2014. The final was perhaps the most one-sided in the tournament’s history. The Shreyas Iyer-led team restricted Sunrisers to 113, the lowest-ever total in an IPL final, before gunning it down with panache in 10.3 overs.
Elated by his team’s dominant victory, team co-owner Shah Rukh Khan urged his side to recreate Rana’s trademark flying kiss celebration while standing on the podium.
In a viral video, Khan, fondly called SRK by his fans, can be heard saying,” The whole team has to stand with me, and I will say three, two, one and everyone will have to do this.”
After that, Rana hugged and lifted him, revealing he had a fever last night.
It’s worth noting that Rana was penalised for giving a flying kiss send-off to Mayank Agarwal during a league match against Sunrisers earlier. Another Code of Conduct breach against Delhi Capitals led to his one-match ban.
In the final, he got rid of Nitish Kumar Reddy (13) and the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen for 16, ending with 2-24 off his four overs. He picked up 19 wickets in 13 games, the second most for KKR after Varun Chakaravarthy’s tally of 21.
Watch Shah Rukh Khan ask KKR to replicate Rana’s flying kiss
SRK in love with his team’s performance 💜#KKRvSRH #IPLonJioCinema #IPLFinalonJioCinema #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/6eWvce34ih
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 26, 2024
