On Tuesday, April 16, the Rajasthan Royals trounced the Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens in Kolkata in a highly anticipated match between two Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) giants.
Sunil Narine’s magnificent century helped KKR, who had the bat first, amass a sizable 223/6 in their 20 overs. Continuing his incredible form at the top of the order, the southpaw’s amazing strokeplay tore away the opposition’s bowling. With the aid of 13 fours and 6 sixes, Narine amassed an incredible 109 off 56 deliveries.
The Royals were in jeopardy as a number of their batters missed big hits, hampering their efforts to pursue the towering target. The game was won by the Royals, nevertheless, because to a brilliant innings from star batsman Jos Buttler, who amassed an undefeated 107 from 60 deliveries and took two wickets with the final ball.
We ought to be incredibly proud of ourselves. Starring Shah Rukh Khan
Bollywood actor and KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan was spotted giving the players an uplifting speech in the locker room following the game, despite the team’s devastating defeat. Shah Rukh was heard telling the players not to get depressed since they would win their next games in a video that KKR on X released.
Days when we shouldn’t deserve to win or lose happen to us all the time, especially in sports. It’s those kinds of days, though, that make things different. We weren’t worthy of losing today. We all performed incredibly well. We ought to be immensely proud of who we are. Do not feel depressed or hopeless. Keep the euphoria going by feeling as joyful as we do anytime we enter the changing room. What matters most is our collective energy, and I believe we have a lot of it on the field. Here, we have such great vitality,” remarked Shah Rukh.
As King Khan says, we’re always proud of our Knights! 💜✨ pic.twitter.com/QEMRMSq1oQ
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 17, 2024
He acknowledged the team’s combined effort and gave coach Gautam Gambhir and the players confidence that they would overcome losses and come back stronger in the next few games.
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“Everyone is connecting on a personal level. To be honest, I’m really proud of how each of us performed today. Individual names are taken, so I believe we will all decline to use them. Gautam Gambhir, please don’t get depressed; we’ll all get back up. Today, as Rinku Singh says, is God’s plan. We will return with more and better plans from God, I believe, which is what we would prefer. God bless you all, and I’m grateful to everyone,” he continued.
The next matchup will be on April 21 in Kolkata between Shreyas Iyer’s team and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, which has four victories from six games and is currently second in the standings.
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