Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has been spotted in Dubai.
The beloved actor is often in the UAE and this time he's here to watch the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket. He was spotted in the stands at the game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals.
The Don star is a part-owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders, who were the winning team on the night. The IPL shared a video of Khan in the stands, along with his wife Gauri Khan and son Aryan Khan, 22.
King Khan is in the house, cheering for his lads.@iamsrk | #Dream11IPL #RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/1ZGZdrMOlt
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 30, 2020
Dressed for the occasion, Khan was wearing a KKR purple mask, a purple beanie and a white hoodie with the team's logo on it.
The actor tweeted from the game, saying he was "happy that all the kids in the team got a good match and ended up on the winning side".
Was happy that all the kids in the team got a good match and ended up on the winning side. @RealShubmanGill @NitishRana_27 @ShivamMavi23 #Nagarkoti ( be healthy) welcome #Varun and the big guys of @KKRiders u r awesome for looking after them.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) September 26, 2020
He also retweeted Indian cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar, saying, "The great man has spoken".
Now anything I would say about @KKRiders & the boys will mean nothing. The great man has spoken. Just so happy to see all in the team propping up the youngsters & making it count. Love you boys ‘lots of pyaar from a little afar’ https://t.co/T8irMiHJi8
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) September 30, 2020
Following Kolkata's victory, the team tweeted a photo of Khan in his team mask, joking that they were "sure there's a big smile behind that mask!"
We're sure there's a big smile behind that mask! 🤩@iamsrk #RRvKKR #KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/X9qlTtoZsC
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 30, 2020
Also at the game was former Australian cricketer Shane Warne, the mentor of the Rajasthan Royals, the team he played for between 2008 and 2011.
"Disappointing performance by the boys tonight – but all teams will have one or two of these games throughout the tournament! As long as we bounce back Saturday," Warne tweeted following the game.
Great to back involved in the best T/20 competition in the world & with the @rajasthanroyals ! Disappointing performance by the boys tonight - but all teams will have one or two of these games throughout the tournament ! As long as we bounce back Saturday 👍 https://t.co/2VwF2pUkDg
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) September 30, 2020
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