Shah Rukh Khan Inspires Kolkata Knight Riders After Narrow Defeat to Rajasthan Royals
Bollywood superstar and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Shah Rukh Khan delivered an inspiring speech to his team after their narrow defeat to the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday. Despite the loss, Khan praised the team’s performance and urged them to maintain their high spirits.
In his address to the KKR dressing room, Khan acknowledged the team’s disappointment but emphasized that there would be days when they would be second best despite playing well. He said, “There are days in our lives, sports especially, when we don’t deserve to lose and it is also when we don’t deserve to win. But days are like that, which turn things around.”
Khan expressed his pride in the team’s performance, saying, “I think today we didn’t deserve to lose, all of us played extremely well. We have to be very very proud of ourselves. Please don’t feel sad or down. Feel as happy as we feel whenever we come to the changing room. We are on a high, maintain the high.”
He also praised the team’s energy and camaraderie, saying, “The main thing is the energy in all of us. We have great energy on the field, we have lovely energy here, personally also everybody is bonding together.”
Khan had special words for team mentor Gautam Gambhir, who was visibly disappointed after the defeat. He said, “GG (Gautam Gambhir) you don’t feel down. We would all be bouncing back. It is God’s plan for today as Rink says. We’ll be back with more & better god’s plans.”
Khan’s speech was met with applause and smiles from the KKR players, who were clearly motivated by his words. The team will look to bounce back in their next match against the Chennai Super Kings on Thursday.
