Kolkata Knight Riders thumped Sunrisers Hyderabad by on Tuesday (21st May) at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, Ahmedabad. Mitchell Starc's deadly spell crashed SRH top order and marginalized them to a middling score of 159. In reply, Venkatesh Iyer and Shreyas Iyer brought up fifties to make the chase a cakewalk for KKR. With the victory KKR have reached to the finals of IPL 2024.

Shah Rukh Khan
In pursuit of middling 160, Venkatesh Iyer steered the ship with his captain Shreyas Iyer. The duo added an unbeaten 97* run stand together to chase down the total with more than 6 overs to spare and 8 wickets in hands. Venkatesh Iyer scored a brilliant 51* off 28 balls to help his side reach to the final of IPL 2024.

In a post match interview Venkatesh Iyer was in all praise of Shah Rukh Khan, claiming that he's a great franchise owner.

"I think it speaks volumes of the man that he is. We have seen him in the big screen, mesmerising people with his aura. But to not just be an owner of a franchise, but to be an elder brother figure for us, he guides us constantly. I think his pep talk not only lifted me, but for someone like Nitish Rana, who was dealing with an injury and to perform is a really big task. I think you will not be able to hear me now because he is here, but he is a great great franchise owner."

KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer further praised Shah Rukh Khan for bringing the zest to the team environment, resulting in the players' positive attitude.

"His presence in the team gets the zest in the team environment. The attitude and approach of the team automatically changes, I think it is the perception over here (points to head) and you see, when the boys came to the field, everyone wanted to chip in with their contribution and everyone delivered," said Iyer to the IPL."