Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lost to Rajasthan Royals (RR) by two wickets despite scoring 223 in 20 overs on April 17 at Eden Gardens in the 31st match of the India Premier League (IPL) 2024. After KKR's defeat, the charismatic co-owner Shah Rukh Khan gave a heartwarming speech to the side in the dressing room. He tried to lift the spirits of the Knights after their nail-biting defeat against Sanju Samson-led RR. KKR also uploaded a video of Shah Rukh’s speech on his social media platform ‘X’ (Formerly known as Twitter).
Please don't feel sad or down: Shah Rukh Khan
"There are days in our lives, in sports especially when we don't deserve to lose. And then are days when we don't deserve to win. But days are like that which turns things around. Today, we didn't deserve to lose, all of us played extremely well," Shah Rukh Khan said.
"We have to be very, very proud of ourselves. Please don't feel sad or down. Feel as happy as we feel whenever we come to this changing room and we are on a high. Maintain the high.”
"The main thing is the energy in all of us. We have lovely energy here. Personally, also, everybody is bonding together. So please continue doing so.
While addressing the player in the dressing room, Shah Rukh told Gautam Gambhir to stay hopeful. He said the Knight Riders were playing well and would soon overcome the setback from this loss.
"GG (Gautam Gambhir), you don't feel down.We would all be bouncing back. It's god's plan for today. As Rinku says, we will be back with a better god's plan. Thank you everyone, god bless you all," he added.
Gautam Gambhir replied positively to Shah Rukh by saying that he would remain hopeful as there were cheers in the dressing room despite their heartbreaking defeat.
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KKR posted 223 on the board, but the target was not enough as Rajasthan chased it down to script the highest successful run chase in IPL history. However, KKR lost an opportunity to top the IPL 2024 points table and remain in the second position. On the other hand, RR are the table toppers with six wins and one defeat in the IPL 2024 so far.
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