Co-owner of the Rajashtan Royals Shilpa Shetty gets chatty with Upala KBR about her team's breathtaking triumph over Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders
Co-owner of the Rajashtan Royals Shilpa Shetty gets chatty with Upala KBR about her team's breathtaking triumph over Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders
It was your team's first match against KKR and your team managed to beat them.
We both needed two points for our respective teams. However, we were quite desperate to register a win and then, God gave us this opportunity and we were able to reinstate the faith of our supporters.
But being opponents on the field aren't you against each other?
It's the media which has created the rumour that SRK, Preity and I are rivals. Obviously it's a game and we all want to win. However, there isu00a0 a lot of camaraderie between us. We care for each other and even party together.
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Well, there were some really scary moments. The creepiest one was when it looked like KKR would manage to reach the target, as they needed just two runs from the last two balls. And to make matters worse, the scoreboard didn't work and we thought we had won. But it was later that we realised that the match was a draw.
You didn't look tense and were laughing throughout the match...
I was laughing because I was nervous. I had my heart in my mouth when Chris Gayle hit 16 runs in an over. But as we won, I was standing on a chair, screaming and shouting with two people trying to hold me. Raj must have several nail marks on his arms.
Who do you think was the best in that stunning match?
Though it's difficult to take one particular name, I think Yusuf Pathan and Kamran were superb. Kamran being an 18-year-old performed well under pressure and took some crucial wickets.
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Did you speak to SRK after the match?
I did go to meet Shah Rukh on the field but he had already left. Actually, it's quite awkward to meet someone you know especially when you have won and the other person has lost. But then, we have been friends for too many years to let anything like that come between us.
Buzz is that Raj has promised you an expensive sports car if RR wins the finals.
He doesn't need a reason to gift me anything. Besides, I'm not into sports cars and would prefer a luxury car instead.
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