IPL 2024: Team spirit boosted by Bollywood dance of Rinku Singh and Chandrakant Pandit

Star player Rinku Singh and head coach Chandrakant Pandit danced together during a team bonding session at the Kolkata Knight Riders camp on Wednesday, 20 March. The players and staff enjoyed the fun-filled session. It helped build camaraderie ahead of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League.

KKR shared a special video featuring Rinku and Chandrakant dancing to a popular Bollywood song "Ole Ole" from Dillagi. The pair delighted their colleagues with their enthusiastic dance moves, receiving cheers and applause. They shared a hug at the end, demonstrating the relaxed atmosphere within the KKR camp prior to the start of IPL 2024. The caption read 'Dancing with the stars.'

Recently, Kolkata Knight Riders hosted a Knights Unplugged event featuring Bollywood singer Usha Uthup. During the event, the team unveiled their new jerseys. KKR has been in the spotlight for positive reasons this season. Shreyas Iyer, the new captain who has returned from injury, leads the franchise for the first time. Gautam Gambhir, the former captain and mentor, aims to revive past championship glory from his 2012 and 2014 title wins. The leadership trio of head coach Chandrakant Pandit, mentor Gambhir, and skipper Iyer are determined to transform the team's fortunes this season.

The spotlight will be on Mitchell Starc, KKR's big-money signing for whom they paid Rs 24.75 crore in the IPL auction. Starc showed good form during KKR's warm-up match at Eden Gardens, bowling with pace and precision. Rinku Singh, who was retained by KKR after his impressive performances as a finisher last season, will aim to continue his winning ways.

In their first home match of the IPL season, Kolkata Knight Riders host Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens.