IPL 2021: Shah Rukh Khan apologises to KKR fans following shocking loss against MI, netizens react

Kolkata Knight Riders is a former two-time champion of the Indian Premier League. Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has owned the franchise since IPL’s inception in 2008. KKR managed to finish fifth in IPL 2020, while it has won and lost a game in IPL 2021 so far.

Former Indian Premier League champion Kolkata Knight Riders was off to a winning start in IPL 2021, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad by ten runs. However, in the next game on Tuesday, it lost to defending champion Mumbai Indians by a similar margin.

The loss was a surprise because KKR was in an excellent position to chase it down after the openers gave a healthy start. However, barring the openers, none of the others could score adequately or even get into double figures.

Following the loss, KKR team owner and renowned Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan apologised to his fans for his side’s howler. “Disappointing performance, to say the least. @KKRiders apologies to all the fans!” he wrote on Twitter.

Subsequently, fans reacted to the same.

Most of his fans urged SRK and KKR not to lose hope and learn from the mistakes.

KKR happens to have an immense fan-following owing to SRK’s ownership of the franchise.

Match summary
After being invited to bat, MI posted a modest total of 152 courtesy Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, while Russell's five-for was impressive. In reply, the KKr openers went off to a brilliant start, contributing 72 runs. However, the remaining batsmen were dismissed in single figures, thanks to Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya's mature bowling.
Brief scores: MI 152 (Rohit- 40, Suryakumar- 56; Russell- 5/15) beat KKR 142/7 (Rana- 57, Gill- 33; Chahar- 4/27) by ten runs.