Shah Rukh attends KKR practice session at
Eden for the first time in IPL history


28th April 2024
The Eden Gardens on Sunday witnessed something for the very first time as Shah Rukh Khan, the owner of Kolkata Knight Riders made his presence felt at the team's practice session for the very first time in the 17-year IPL history.
The Bollywood superstar who has been regular in the stands, cheering for his team for most of the matches at the Eden Gardens this season paid a surprise visit to the iconic venue on Sunday evening ahead of KKR's game against Delhi Capitals on Monday.
The evening at the Eden Gardens was also witness to another star as the Prince of Kolkata, Sourav Ganguly, who is also the Director of Cricket at Delhi Capitals, arrived for the practice session.
Sourav spent a good amount of time at the sidelines of the nets, taking a close look at the batters who made the most of the preparations.
The former India skipper looked on at the proceedings along with head coach Ricky Ponting.
Sourav was also seen sharing some valuable advice with the Delhi players.
On the other end of the ground, the focus was on the Club House as SRK entered through the club house gate along with his son Abram, to greet the home captain Shreyas Iyer and other players.
After a brief meet and greet session, SRK got involved in a cricket session with Abram.
SRK was seen bowling to his son and also striking a few shots with the bat.
He looked in quite a happy mode ahead of KKR's crucial game against Delhi.

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Arindam Basu