KKR players are the real badshahs of cricket, says SRK – Cricket News Update
The co-owner of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders has refused to be called the “badshah (King) of cricket”, saying that the credit of winning the maiden IPL title goes to the KKR players and the support staff and not to him.
The Bollywood superstar, often referred to as ‘King of Bollywood’ earned the title of ‘King of Cricket’ after the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 led Kolkata Knight Riders clinched their maiden IPL trophy on Sunday, May 27, 2012.
But Mr. Khan, who co-owns the Kolkata based IPL franchise with bollywood actress Juhi Chawla, insisted that the hard work put in by players has earned them the accolade and they deserve all of the appreciation more than anybody else in the franchise.
“The team’s badshah is our CEO Venky (Mysore), Jai (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319, while speaking to the media reporters after his return from Kolkata on Tuesday night.
“It would be wrong for us to take any credit for the win, me or Juhi (Chawla). We go there, pray to god and we love our team. But we don’t work hard like the team. I can’t take the credit from them and call myself the badshah of cricket,” he added further.
Despite losing a couple of games at the start of the season, the Knight Riders bounced back in time and finished the round http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils. After bludgeoning Daredevils
in the IPL qualifier, they outplayed two-time IPL champs Chennai Super Kings in an enthralling final at the latter’s backyard on Sunday, to lift their maiden IPL trophy.
On their return home, the Knight Riders received a warm welcome from Kolkata fans. A victory parade at the Eden Gardens was held in the team's honour, where the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bengal-c771, Mamata Banerjee, and the state Governor were also present.
KKR’s co-owner Juhi Chawla also attended the ceremony, saying, “We haven’t slept for two days, we were going crazy. First, there was celebration in Chennai, then the next day there was big celebration in Kolkata. It’s been huge and overwhelming, feels like
we’ve won the world.”
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