IPL 9: Knights watch ‘FAN’ ahead of clash against Supergiants

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Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir, Shakib al Hasan and bowling coach Wasim Akram relax while watching ‘FAN’ in Pune.

Internet Desk: Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers watched Shahrukh Khan starrer “FAN” ahead of their match against Rising Pune Supergiants on Sunday, April 24 at Pune. The two time champions of IPL are on a role having won three out the four matches they played so far.

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Gambhir and Shakib seems to be enjoying watching ‘FAN’.

The entire team apart from Colin Munro and Chris Lynn went to Inox in Pune to watch the movie. The film itself was released to a rousing reception across the country with Shahrukh’s role being highly appreciated. The Knight Riders cricketer’s will be having a practice session on Saturday before they meet Dhoni and his team.

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Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Simon Katich enjoying ‘FAN’.

The table toppers so far started their IPL campaign with a convincing 9 wickets win against Delhi Daredevils on April 10. The Knights lost their next match against Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets on April 13. They followed it up with comprehensive wins against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab respectively.

According to sources England fast bowler Chris Jordan is likely to replace John Hastings. The burly Australian injured his ankle in the game against Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens on April 13. Jordan was part of the England T20 squad that played in the final of World T20 against West Indies in Kolkata. The medium pacer took 4 wickets against Sri Lanka at Feroze Shah Kotla in the ICC World T20.