Shah Rukh Khan and KKR players play the old game of 'Cat & Mouse'

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are one of the most successful sides in the Indian Premier League. Their strategy heading into the 2018 edition of the tournament had surprised everyone as they went in with a very small group of players with more focus on youngsters. Dinesh Karthik had a very big responsibility on his shoulders as he was taking the reigns from Gautam Gambhir, who had scripted KKR’s fairytale run in the past editions.

The Knight Riders haven’t had the most convincing season so far but they are well and truly in the hunt for the playoffs. They lost two matches to Mumbai Indians and just when it looked that the playoff spots were slipping away from their grasp, they defeated KXIP and RR to remain third on the points table. The association of Shah Rukh Khan with the franchise adds a little Bollywood flavour to the side. Red Chillies Entertainment recently posted a video in which KKR players were seen trying their hand at acting.

Leave the acting to me

Chris Lynn, Piyush Chawla, Dinesh Karthik, Shivam Mavi, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill and Robin Uthappa tried various dialogues from SRK’s famous movie like Raees, Main Hoon Na, Chennai Express and others. Dinesh Karthik even modified the “Dhandha” dialogue from Raees to cricket.

Here’s the video

You’ve seen them smashing it on the field, now watch them rocking the screen – the @iamsrk style ? #KKRHaiTaiyaar@KKRiders @DineshKarthik @ShivamMavi23 @imkuldeep18 @SunilPNarine74 @RealShubmanGill @robbieuthappa @lynny50 #PiyushChawla @VenkyMysore #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/RN24iUOK5m

— Red Chillies Entertainment (@RedChilliesEnt) May 16, 2018

The players had a good time with the Bollywood king but Shah Rukh Khan trolled his own players after looking at their acting skills. King-Khan made a request to players that it is better that they stick to cricket. He tweeted: “As much as I love my team, here’s the deal. I leave the cricket to u & u leave the acting to me!! Haha.”

As much as I love my team, here’s the deal. I leave the cricket to u & u leave the acting to me!! Ha ha https://t.co/lJ15cgEYxZ

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) May 16, 2018

KKR is currently third on the points table with 14 points. The team needs to win the last game to assure themselves a spot in the knockouts. However, they will face the Sunrisers Hyderabad who is currently at the top of the table. It is not going to be an easy road for KKR as SRH is a top quality side who do not have too many weak links.

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