Watch: Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan sets the stage on fire at the opening ceremony of International League T20

Shah Rukh Khan: (Image Source: Twitter)

The International League T20 has officially begun! The inaugural edition of the tournament kicked off at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Ahead of the opening game, several prominent names entertained the spectators with dazzling performances in the opening ceremony.

Bollywood superstar, Shah Rukh Khan also made his presence felt at the event. Notably, he is also the co-owner of the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders – a team in the competition.

Much to everyone’s expectations, the Bollywood King lit the event with his presence. He addressed the crowd before delivering his famous dialogue from his upcoming film, Pathan.

"Party Pathaan ke ghar mein rakhoge toh mehmaan nawazi ke liye Pathaan toh aayega, aur saath mein pataakhe bhi laayega (If you keep a party at Pathaan's house, Pathaan will not only greet you, but will also bring the fireworks)," Shah Rukh said to loud cheers from the crowd.” Shah Rukh Khan recited the dialogue at the ceremony

The video of the same has currently been doing the rounds on the internet. You can watch it here:

THE KING ❤️🤩#ShahRukhKhan𓀠 #Pathaan #ILT20 #BurjKhalifa @iamsrk @SRKUniverse pic.twitter.com/Dt2chVKDcA

— RAJ (@RajFan01) January 13, 2023

Later, the first match of the tournament took place between Dubai Capitals and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders on Friday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Dubai Capitals put in a brilliant batting performance to notch a big score of 187 runs on the board. Robin Uthappa and Root made a steady start but the latter got out after scoring 26 runs in 21 balls.

Uthappa changed gears after that as he scored boundaries in short intervals. He scored 43 runs in 33 deliveries before departing in the 12th over. At that stage, the Capitals were going at run-a-ball but the big innings came from the bat of Rovman Powell.

He wreaked havoc with the bat, smashing 48 runs in just 29 deliveries, including 3 fours and as many sixes. Raza also chipped in with 26 off 17 balls as the Capitals amassed 187 runs in the first innings.
In reply, the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders were restricted to only 114 runs, thereby losing the game by a big margin of 73 runs.