IPL 2023: Shah Rukh Khan of Punjab Kings has a big connection with the film ‘Baazigar’, the player told the story when asked by Sikandar Raza; View Video

In the 21st match of IPL 2023, Lucknow Super Giants had a match with Punjab Kings on Saturday. In this match, Punjab defeated Lucknow by 2 wickets. The heroes of this victory were Shahrukh Khan and Sikandar Raza. While Sikandar Raza made the first fifty of the IPL, Shah Rukh Khan gave his team the third win of the season by playing an inning of 23 runs in 10 balls. Shahrukh hit 1 four and 2 sixes in his innings. Shahrukh Khan, who batted at a strike rate of 230, became the hero of Punjab’s victory in the last over.

Shahrukh told the reason for keeping the name

After the match was over, Sikandar Raza took an interview of Shahrukh, in which he told why his family named him Shahrukh Khan? When asked by Raza, Shahrukh told that he is the only boy in his family. He has many sisters in his family. My family has been a big fan of Shahrukh Khan. In 1993 or 1994, Shah Rukh Khan’s film ‘Baazigar’ was released, which became a blockbuster movie of that time. At the same time when I was born in 1995, my mother named me Shahrukh Khan.

Shahrukh also dominated fielding

Let us tell you that in yesterday’s match, Shah Rukh Khan not only dominated the batting but also performed brilliantly in the fielding. Shahrukh caught two excellent catches during Lucknow’s batting. In this, the first was of Krunal Pandya and the second was of Nicholas Pooran. After seeing both these catches, everyone is giving the credit of the wicket to Shahrukh. Krunal Pandya was set at the crease with captain KL Rahul, but on the second ball of the 14th over of the innings, Shah Rukh took a brilliant catch of Krunal Pandya. Krunal Pandya was dismissed after scoring 18 runs in 16 balls. After Krunal’s dismissal, Shah Rukh caught Nicholas Pooran on the next ball.