IPL 2025: The thrill of IPL 2025 has reached its peak. The mega tournament seems to be moving towards the playoffs. In the 48th match of the league on Tuesday, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 14 runs. After this match, Kuldeep Yadav slapped Rinku Singh two, which everyone was surprised to see. Now the video of this incident is becoming fiercely viral on social media. Some fans started calling it as a slap scandal between Harbhajan and Sreesanth in the 2008 IPL. However, seeing the matter catching up, KKR has covered this secret by posting Insta.
Why did Kuldeep slap Rinku?
Let us know that after the match, when the players of both the teams were standing and talking with the rest of the friends, Kuldeep raised his hand on Rinku. However, this slap was run jokingly. There was talk between Kuldeep and Rinku and both of them kept talking even after the slap. Kuldeep slapped twice in laughter but Rinku Singh did not take it to heart.
The slap scandal took place in the year 2008
Significantly, during the Indian Premier League in 2008, Harbhajan Singh, who played for Mumbai Indians, slapped Punjab Kings bowler S Sreesanth. There was a clash between the two players over something and in anger, Harbhajan Singh’s hand rose. There was no conversation between the two for many years. In the latest incident, when Kuldeep slapped Rinku, he was seen in a little confusion, making the fans felt that Rinku was angry. However, in the viral video, both are seen joking later.
KKR picks curtain from secret
After the video of Kuldeep Yadav’s slap to Rinku Singh came into the limelight, KKR shared the story of both of them on Instagram and revealed that it was a joke. Kuldeep Yadav and Rinku of Uttar Pradesh are very deep friends. This kind of joke continues among friends. Along with this, some photos and videos of both have also been shared in this story, which clearly shows that there is good bonding between the two.
What happened in the match?
In this match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Delhi Capitals lost against Kolkata. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated hosts DC by 14 runs. In response to KKR’s 204 runs, DC’s team could score 190 runs. In this way, the Delhi team suffered a third defeat in their home. Delhi has played 4 matches so far at Arun Jaitley Stadium and won just one. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have won the first win after 3 matches. In the last 3 matches, KKR had to face 2 defeats while one match was washed away in the rain.
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