After unintentionally interrupting the live post-match show between KKR and SRH in Ahmedabad, Shah Rukh Khan quickly apologised to the former cricket players hosting the show.
Kolkata Knight Riders, who won their fourth final after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets, put on an electrifying display at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The club finished first in the league stage points table. The bowlers set up the incredible victory, taking out SRH for a mere 159 runs before Venkatesh and Shreyas Iyer, on an undefeated 97-run stand, chased it down in 13.4 overs.
In Ahmedabad, where Pat Cummins a few months ago silenced the Indian crowd to win the ODI World Cup, SRH elected to bat first. However, they had a disastrous start as Mitchell Starc took three wickets with the new ball, including Travis Head, who was removed for a duck in the second ball of the match. Rahul Tripathi’s explosive 35-ball fifty-five and his 62-run partnership with Heinrich Klaasen did manage to save some life from SRH’s innings, but KKR responded with a collapse. In just thirty balls at a cost of twenty-five runs, Sunrisers lost the following five wickets. But Cummins contributed usefully with the bat to take the score above 150.
In response, KKR lost their two openers in the first seven overs, but respective fifties from Venkatesh and captain Shreyas saw the two-time champions chase down 160 with 38 balls to spare.
After the match, KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, his daughter Suhana and son AbRam greeted the fans with a lap around the Narendra Modi Stadium. During their gesture for the fans, they inadvertently interrupted JioCinema’s IPL 2024 Hindi broadcast show, which was being shot live on the ground.
Shah Rukh then quickly apologised to former India cricketers Aakash Chopra, Parthiv Patel and Suresh Raina, who were conducting the show, hugged all of them and then apologised to the fans watching the broadcast before continuing with his lap around the venue.
Suhana was seen carefully bypassing the cameras while holding hands of her brother.
“Oh, what a man! Legend!” smiled Aakash. “He did not even realise that he walked into the show. He was very apologetic, but I said, ‘You made our day. You are the showstopper.”
The former India opener also took to X to call Shah Rukh a legend.
Video: Shah Rukh Khan mistakenly interrupts KKR vs SRH post-match broadcast, says sorry immediately
The former India opener then recalled his two-year stint at KKR between 2008 and 2009. “I spent a bit of time at KKR with him. I batted at No. 8 and also at No. 6 then. He was very supportive.”
KKR will now await the winner of Qualifier 2 to face them in the final at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on May 26. Hyderabad, on the other hand, will have another shot at making the final when they face the winner of the Eliminator in Qualifier 2 of the T20 tournament on Friday in Chennai.
