Kolkata Knight Riders have performed well in IPL 2024 so far. The Shreyas Iyer-led side is at the top of the points table with three wins from three games. The Cavaliers performed well in all aspects, with the likes of Andre Russell and Sunil Narine in excellent form. The Cavaliers showed promise early on after failing to qualify for the playoffs last season. KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan was also happy with the team’s performance and could be seen cheering the team from the stands during the match.

He also met the team in the dressing room after their recent win over Delhi Capitals.

“God bless you all. It’s great to see Varun catching the ball. It’s great to see Sunil running so hard. It’s great to see you all smiling and so happy. God bless you all. Just keep it up Healthy, coach told me it was me who came in and made you guys win. So next time, if I’m not here, try harder without me. I’ll try to be there to help you guys and do my best. Thank you so much, Wishing you good health, said Shah Rukh Khan, as the KKR players erupted in laughter and the players and support staff in the dressing room responded with thunderous applause.

How can you not smile in the room with King Khan? pic.twitter.com/CUpzwZ9nhN

— Kolkata Knight Riders (@KKRiders) April 5, 2024

Former India cricketer Parthiv Patel plays all-rounder Sunil Narine after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 (Sunil Narine) after his match-winning performance.

Narine was the chief tormentor as he smashed 85 off 39 balls to help Kolkata post 272/7, the second-highest total in IPL history, although DC captain Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs had Half a century behind, but they still defended the result. DC were bowled out for 166 and lost the match in Visakhapatnam by 106 runs.

The 39-year-old Narine said that Narine is the kind of player who can help the team win the game from the beginning. He further said that it is exciting to see a batsman like Narine batting.

“When Gautam Gambhir captained KKR, he had complete faith that Sunil Narine was the kind of player who could win matches just by opening up the bat. He came back to KKR and did It got to this point. A lot of things made a difference. Knowing you had someone’s backing you allowed you to bat with confidence. There was no doubt that his batting was exciting. If you score 85 off 39 balls, it feels like no other ball It can be four or six and that’s exciting,” Jio Cinema quoted Parthiv as saying.

In yesterday’s match, Sunil Narine (85 off 39 balls, 7 fours and 7 sixes), 18-year-old Angkrish Raghuvanshi (27 54 balls, 5 fours and 3 sixes) and a cameo by Andre. Russell (41 off 19 balls, including 4 boundaries and 3 sixes) and Rinku Singh (26 off 8 balls, including 1 four and 3 sixes) took the two-time champions to victory in 20 overs Arrived at 272/7.

Anrich Nortje (3/59) was the bowler for DC but missed a lot of runs. Ishant Sharma (2/43) was also solid with the ball. Khalil Ahmed and Mitchell Marsh took one wicket each.

With ANI input