SRK wrote a special message for Dinesh Karthik on Twitter.
Dinesh Karthik (Photo Credit-Twitter)
Shah Rukh Khan-owned Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, on Sunday, revealed that wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik will lead the team in the upcoming season of the cash-rich tournament.
After the announcement, Shah Rukh Khan wrote a special message for Dinesh Karthik on Twitter.
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“As we stand poised for a new season of KKR we welcome Dinesh Karthik as our Captain. Like our Captains over the years we know you will also lead us by boosting the self-esteem & dignity of all of us,” SRK wrote on Twitter.
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As we stand poised for a new season of KKR we welcome @DineshKarthik as our Captain. Like our Captains over the yrs we know u will also lead us by boosting the self esteem & dignity of all of us.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) March 5, 2018
Earlier, the announcement had come as a shocker for the loyal KKR fans who had voted for Chris Lynn to lead the side in an online poll on Twitter.
Other than Uthappa and Lynn, bowler Vinay Kumar and spinster Piyush Chawla were also in the running to lead the side, as former skipper and veteran Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was snubbed by the franchise in the 2018 edition of the popular T20 tournament.
Gambhir had led Kolkata for seven years and had managed to bring home the trophy twice. However, in the 2018 edition, Gambhir was sold to Delhi Daredevils for just Rs.2.8 crore after KKR decided to give the Delhi batsman a cold shoulder.
In the upcoming season of IPL, KKR will play their first match against Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on April 8 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
KKR squad: Robin Uthappa, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Chris Lynn, Dinesh Karthik, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill, Ishank Jaggi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Nitish Rana, Vinay Kumar, Apoorv Wankhade, Rinku Singh, Shivam Mavi, Cameron Delport, Mitchell Johnson, Javon Searless.
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