Wednesday’s IPL 2021 contest saw over 400 runs being scored between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. 220 of those came from the CSK camp who batted first at the Wankhede Stadium. Luckily for the Dhoni’s men, CSK survived scares from Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, and Dinesh Karthik to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 18 runs in an incredible see-saw game that saw KKR crossing the 200 mark. CSK had posted 220 for 3 and had KKR reeling at 31 for 5 before Russell (54 off 22), Cummins (66 off 34) and Karthik (40 off 24) fought back to take KKR close. However, Deepak Chahar’s 4 for 29 at the top had done enough damage for CSK to hold on for another crucial win.

With so much drama taking on the field, there was, however, a light-hearted moment for fans of IPL to witness and appreciate ahead of the nail-biting contest on Wednesday.

In a video shared by a user on microblogging site Twitter, CSK’s Suresh Raina can be seen approaching KKR player and veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh and touching the latter’s feet out of respect.

Harbhajan, clearly surprised by Raina’s gesture, hugged his former 2011 World Cup teammate as the hosts of the pre-match show quipped by saying, “This is the love between them, they have played together for many years, won the World Cup, there is a mutual respect for each other and a rapport of several years.”

Suresh Raina Touching Harbhajan Singh's Feet Ahead of CSK Vs KKR Game is Why We Love IPL

IPL 2021 match between CSK and KKR saw a thrilling contest at the Wankhede Stadium but there was a light-hearted moment shared ahead of the game between Suresh Raina and veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh.