Chennai Super Kings won a nail-biting thriller against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The principal owner of KKR, Shah Rukh Khan was seen congratulating Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s wife Sakshi. The Bollywood star also spent time with the daughter of Dhoni, Ziva.

Impressed by the gesture of Shah Rukh, out of favour Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan took to his Twitter handle and said that this is the reason why he is an acrobat.

“It was great to see when @iamsrk went to meet Sakshi Dhoni after the game n congratulated her for the CSK win. Sports is all abt that. U want to win everything but u have to know how to take that loss as well. isi liye to wo BAAZIGAR HAY,” Irfan wrote.

The yellow brigade registered a sensational victory against the Kolkata Knight Riders courtesy an impressive knock of 56 runs of just 22 deliveries by Sam Billings.

It was great to see when @iamsrk went to meet sakshidhoni after the game n congratulated her for the csk win. Sports is all abt that. U want to win everything but u have to know how to take that loss as well.isi liye to wo BAAZIGAR HAY #ipl

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 11, 2018

Chasing a mammoth total of 203 to win, the CSK openers Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu got them off to a flying start. They smashed the KKR bowlers all around the Chepauk and collected 75 runs in the powerplay.

Watson was dismissed in the sixth over but by then he had got the franchise off to a rollicking start.

It was some good tight bowling in the middle overs which didn’t allow the CSK batsmen to go for the big shots.

Eventually, it was a blitz from Sam Billings which got CSK back into the game.

With 17 required of the final over, Vinay Kumar was smashed for a couple of sixes by Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja. CSK chased down the total in 19.5 overs.

It was some audacious hitting by Andre Russell which propelled KKR to a commendable total of 202 for six.

Sunil Narine smashed the first three deliveries of his innings for two huge sixes of Deepak Chahar. However, he fell in the very next over attempting another big shot.

Robin Uthappa struck some magnificent shots in between. But there was a flurry of wickets which reduced KKR to 89 for five in first 10 overs.

It was sublime hitting by Andre Russell which never really allowed the CSK bowlers to stem the run flow. By the time he finished, Russell had smashed 11 sixes and just a solitary four. The big-hitting sensation strick 88 of just 36 deliveries.

Earlier, Shah Rukh Khan has also thanked CSK fans for their support.