Published: Jun 03, 2014, 06:39 PM (IST)
Edited: Jun 03, 2014, 06:40 PM (IST)
Kolkata: Jun 2, 2014
Overwhelmed by the support his team received from the fans, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Shahrukh Khan on Tuesday said he has never seen such enormous backing for a team.
Close one lakh people turned up to watch felicitation of the newly crowned IPL champions by the state government. “I don’t think any other state or country in the world has this kind of support for their sporting heroes. Many many thanks to all of you. Thank you Kolkata for supporting us for our second win,” he said at the team’s felicitation at the Eden Gardens, organised by the state government and CAB.
“Our success for KKR which is run by Venky Mysore and captained by Gautam Gambhir is just because of you. I thank all of you bowing my head on behalf of my team. Humko aapki taaliyan bhi Padang hai aur gaaliyan bhi [we appreciate both your love and your flak]. We will keep working hard and keep entertaining you sharing our happiness.”
“KKR supporters are spread everywhere not just in Kolkata,” he said. He concluded by quoting a popular dialogue from his movie Don. “Don ko agar koi pakad sakta hai woh KKR ke supporters hain.”
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