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Shah Rukh Khan shares a warm hug and catches up with former Kolkata Knight Riders captain Sourav Ganguly. Watch | Bollywood News

Shah Rukh Khan shares a warm hug and catches up with former Kolkata Knight Riders captain Sourav Ganguly. Watch | Bollywood News

2 min readMumbaiApr 7, 2026 02:20 PM IST The IPL 2026 clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at the iconic Eden Gardens turned into a party spoiler, with persistent rain forcing the match to be abandoned. However, amid the disappointment, fans found reason to celebrate as Shah Rukh Khan, alongside daughter Suhana Khan, made a special appearance, flying down to Kolkata to support their team. The biggest talking point of the evening, however, was a heartwarming reunion. One of the moments now going viral shows Shah Rukh catching up with his old friend and former KKR captain Sourav Ganguly after the match. KKR later shared the nostalgic interaction on social media. The two greeted each other warmly, embraced, and posed for photographs. They were briefly joined by India pacer Harshit Rana. The caption read, “When the KING met the PRINCE OF BENGAL.” Also Read | ‘Shah Rukh Khan came with a golden spoon, was treated like a king’: Viveck Vaswani slams Aryan’s show for ‘evil’ Bollywood portrayal Soon after, social media was flooded …

‘Shah Rukh Khan arranged for a Boeing in an hour’: Wasim Akram made a special request for tired KKR players, SRK obliged | Bollywood News

‘Shah Rukh Khan arranged for a Boeing in an hour’: Wasim Akram made a special request for tired KKR players, SRK obliged | Bollywood News

Former Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram had a difficult experience with drug addiction during his career. When he finally kicked the habit, he found a job as a bowling coach at Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by Shah Rukh Khan. In an old interview, Wasim recalled how fabulous Shah Rukh was as a team owner, and narrated a story about how the superstar arranged for a private plane for the team at a moment’s notice. Shah Rukh is often a fixture at KKR games, and is seen animatedly supporting his team from the stands. In an interview with VU Sports, Wasim had said, “I think this happened during the 2012 IPL season. Our knockout match was in Kolkata, and I remember we were going to arrive via, via some place. Shah Rukh Khan was there, so I asked him, ‘Khan saab, ek request hai (Mr Khan, I have a request)’. I said, ‘Ladke bade thak jayenge, hum kal pahunchenge, parso match hai. Toh agar ek private plane (The team will get extremely tired. We’ll reach tomorrow, and …