Cricketers and KKR team player who played crucial role in getting the title for IPL champion defeating CSK in Chennai, got sidelined by team owner Shahrukh Khan and West Bengal chief minister Mamta Banarjee in the welcome ceremony in Kolkatta.
Shahrukh Khan who is the co owner of KKR team and chief minister Mamta Banarjee remained in limelight in the ceremony but the actual warriors of win were got sidelined.
Outside the secretariat, Banerjee felicitated the team with bouquets of flowers and scarves, while KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir handed over the IPL trophy to Banerjee who held it aloft for the benefit of shutterbugs.
Banerjee also donned a cotton sari with purple border, which gelled with the Knight Riders' jersey colours. Outside the secretariat, Banerjee felicitated the team with bouquets of flowers and scarves, while KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir handed over the IPL trophy to Banerjee who held it aloft for the benefit of shutterbugs.
They all later went to the Eden Gardens where the felicitation ceremony was
organised.
At the Eden, Shah Rukh broke into an impromptu jig as rock band Bhumi played some of their famous songs. He danced in Bengali traditional style, then broke into bhangra and finally did some Goanese dance steps.
He also pulled in actress Juhi Chawla, who too like him is a part owner of the KKR, and both gyrated to the tunes of the band as the chock-a-block stadium roared in appreciation.Later on, the KKR players with the team owners took a victory lap around the ground. Shah Rukh blew kisses and waved at the spectators whose numbers had far exceeded the sitting capacity at the stadium.
(With Inputs from IANS)
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