Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) cricketers Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana were seen video calling Rishabh Pant, who is in USA, following their IPL 2024 final victory on Sunday at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. With Rinku Singh selected in the reserves for T20 World Cup 2024, the left-handed batter was heard telling Pant that he is coming on 28th to USA.
Rohit Sharma-led Team India squad have already landed in New York ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, beginning on June 1st. The Men in Blue will start their campaign on June 5th against Ireland in New York as they hope to lift the trophy for the 2nd time in history.
Kolkata Knight Riders claimed their 3rd IPL title by defeating the SunRisers Hyderabad:
It was a night to remember for the Knight Riders as they scripted one of the most dominant final wins in IPL history. While Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first, the SunRisers' batters failed to capitalize and put on only 113 on the board. Andre Russell led the way with 3 wickets, while Mitchell Starc and Harshit Rana claimed 2 each.
The Knight Riders came out all guns blazing despite losing Sunil Narine early on cheaply. Venkatesh Iyer, who strode at No.3, hit an unbeaten 52 to take Kolkata over the finish line in only 10.3 overs. Mitchell Starc earned the Player of the Match award for his sensational spell of 3-0-14-2.
