Ex-captain of Pakistan cricket team reveals how Shah Rukh Khan inspired Kolkata Knight Riders by citing his own career

Shah Rukh Khan is an enthusiastic owner of an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise. Almost every match of his franchise, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has a social media message for them. It was the same when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won by seven wickets over Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Monday, their first win in IPL 2022 after five straight losses. He remarked on Twitter, “Wow again!!! @KKRiders boys!!” Here in this article, we talk about how the Ex-captain of the Pakistan cricket team reveals Shah Rukh Khan inspired KKR.

He has always been a huge supporter of his team. To explain Khan’s affection for KKR, former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt remembered a particular moment during the inaugural 2008 IPL.

Butt was a member of KKR in 2008, the only season in which players from Pakistan were permitted to compete in the franchise league, and he was pleased by Khan’s friendliness toward him and his teammates.

“As a gift, they handed us metal helmets.” I’m not sure what metal it was composed of, but it was a lot of weight. When it comes to the owners, Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla are among them. The Indians expressed it in a really clever way. They combined two well-known industries: cricket and Bollywood. It was a big hit during the launch. Everything people wanted to see was all in one place. For us, it was also a unique experience.” Butt revealed this in an interview with the YouTube channel Cricket Den.

“In the dressing room, I recall meeting Shah Rukh Khan. He was sprawled over a kit bag. Shah Rukh was on the ground, on the kit bag, conversing with the players while the rest of the squad sat on a sofa,” he further added.

“He’s a very down-to-earth guy who looks after the players. He treated us as though we were one of his visitors. There was nothing quite like having a boss. I joined the team after five matches since Pakistan was playing Bangladesh in a series. I had seven or eight games left when I arrived, and I had only played five or six of them. “

The club had lost two or three games at the time. For 15-20 minutes, he convened a team meeting and spoke to the players. He attempted to encourage us by offering instances of different stages of his career, such as I was down and out, didn’t know what would happen in my career, and I was down and out, didn’t know what would happen in my career. We were inspired by him. It was a unique experience. He drew parallels between life and cricket.”