 |
| Shah Rukh Khan at Eden Gardens after four years: 'He's not a cricketer but the eyes of the whole stadium were on him' |
So if there is a match in India and Virat Kohli is playing that match then there is no bigger superstar than him on the ground but yesterday the situation was different at Eden Gardens in Calcutta because undoubtedly India's biggest superstar was present on the ground.
The match was being played between Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan came to support his team at the Eden Gardens for the first time since the 2018 IPL.
Shah Rukh Khan's team didn't let him down either and Kolkata Knight Riders won their first match in the tournament by beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by a whopping 81 runs.
This is the first such tournament to be played in all cities in India after the coronavirus-affected tournaments for the past few years. This is the reason why people are visiting the grounds in large numbers to watch the IPL matches this time.
The first match of MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings in Chennai was also a house full while last day there was no standing room at Eden Gardens. However, Shah Rukh Khan's presence here made the match four moons.
Whenever the camera came on Shah Rukh Khan, he was seen waving to his fans or dancing to the song 'Jhume Jo Pathan' from the movie Pathan.
Not only this but after the match, he met Virat Kohli in which they both mingled and both looked very happy. Meanwhile, both of them hugged each other, the video of which is currently viral on social media.
Virat Kohli, the hero of his team's first match in the IPL, scored only 21 runs in the match against Kolkata and chased down the target of 205 runs, his team was bundled out for just 123 runs.
This year's IPL is like a festival in India as it is being played without any restrictions or 'bubbles'. This is the reason that this time not only the movements of the players are being monitored on the field, but also outside the field, the fans seem to note every little thing.
This time IPL is witnessing high-scoring matches and a huge number of fans are coming to watch this match on all the grounds.
Apart from the meeting between Virat Kohli and Shahrukh Khan last day, another meeting is also under discussion which was with one of Shah Rukh Khan's fans.
The video, posted by the official account of Kolkata Knight Riders, was the first meeting between the two since 2018.
Many people praised Shah Rukh Khan after watching the video and wrote that he has a way of making people feel special. One user wrote that Shah Rukh has a big heart.
After the match, Shah Rukh Khan went around the ground and waved to his fans, and received applause.
A user wrote that Shah Rukh Khan is not a cricketer but the fans in the entire stadium had their eyes on Shah Rukh Khan. This is called Mega Stardom.
On the post-match meeting with Virat Kohli, one user wrote that the two kings were meeting each other, and both Jhumas were also seen dancing on Pathan.