Shubman Gill’s Father Breaks into Bhangra as Son Scores Half-Century Against KXIP; Shah Rukh Khan Congratulates the Proud Father (Watch Video)

Shubman Gill last night played an amazing knock of 65 runs and remained not out and took Kolkata Knight Riders to the victory against the Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. More than Kolkata Knight Roder’s captain Dinesh Karthik it was Shubman Gill’s father Lakhwinder Singh who flaunted his Bhangra skills as his son reached fifty. After KKR won the match, even team owner Shah Rukh Khan not only congratulated the team because they stayed alive for the playoffs but also Shubman Gill’s father via a tweet. KKR beat KXIP by 7 wickets.

Yesterday, the Kolkata Knight Riders registered a comprehensive seven-wicket victory against the Kings XI Punjab. The moment the youngster reached the mark of fifty, Shubman’s father broken into a few steps of Bhangra. The cameras in the stadium captured the moment which was further shared on social media. Shubman Gill also bagged his first Man of the Match Award for his knock.

Check out the video below:

Shah Rukh Khan also congratulated the team and wrote, “Well done @KKRiders & @DineshKarthik . All played like u should…by backing urselves. @lynny50  #SWarrier  @RealShubmanGill good job. But tonite belongs to Papa! 3 cheers for proud papa & family.”

Check out Shubman's picture with his parents.

After the game, Shubman Gill said, “It feels great, my first Man of the Match at my home ground. Can't get better than this. It was important to build a partnership. I was striking it at 80-100 but the run-rate was still going around 9-10, so that's when I decided I had to stay in there. Even some relatives from my village came to watch so it's great to play in front of everyone.” With this, Team KKR is now placed on number five of the IPL 2019 points table.

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