It was a battle of do or die for Kolkata Knight Riders yesterday, but the team managed to keep their playoff chances alive after defeating KXIP by 7 wickets. The star of the match of Shubman Gill, who played a superb innings of unbeaten 65 off 49 balls, leading KKR to victory.
The happiest person to witness Gill’s heroics with the bat was his father, who danced in the stands to celebrate his son’s batting. When Gill reached his half-century, his father danced in the stands of IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. He was caught on the camera while dancing. Have a look at the video.
The folks are happy 🕺🕺 pic.twitter.com/JDqrQJfyG5
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Later, he also had a chat with his son over the topic and revealed that he did steps of ‘Bhangra’ to cherish his son’s fifty. Here is the video of the chat between father and son after the match.
Breaking into Bhangra 🕺 at the IS Bindra Stadium stands was their way of conveying how overjoyed Mr. and Mrs. Gill were after @RealShubmanGill raced the chase for @KKRiders on Friday! By @tanmoym. #KXIPvKKR
WATCH the full video – https://t.co/mKyalB4e5v pic.twitter.com/5cKVZhNEib
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 4, 2019
Shubhman Gill has come forward as an emerging youngster in IPL 2019. He has been playing well for Kolkata Knight Riders, playing some crucial knocks in their victory. He has hit three half-centuries in the tournament till now, and is also a contender for ‘Emerging player of the tournament’ award.