Shah Rukh Khan provoked Harshit Rana to mock BCCI reveals the Indian pacer

Uncapped Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Harshit Rana has confirmed that Shah Rukh Khan's Flying Kiss celebration after the IPL 2024 win was pre-planned.

Shah Rukh Khan had gone down to celebrate at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai where the KKR won their 2nd IPL title and 3rd overall in history. The co-owner was seen taking a victory lap with the team after his side defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad in a one-sided finale contest.

Harshit Rana, who bowled very well in the finale, was a major part of the celebration and in one of the video clips, he can be seen enjoying with Shah Rukh Khan. Rana and Shah Rukh were seen doing the famous Flying Kiss celebration to celebrate their IPL title win. That particular celebration is now going viral all over social media platforms.

What did Harshit Rana say about the celebration?

Harshit Rana was thoroughly interviewed by the Indian Express after the IPL title win in Chennai last Sunday. Therein, the uncapped seamer was asked about a lot of things from his personal life to his journey in the Indian Premier League. One of the questions was about the flying kiss celebration Shah Rukh Khan attempted with him.

The King of Bollywood had joined the KKR players for celebration after greeting the crowd that had turned up in numbers at the Chepauk stadium. Given the kind of personality Shah Rukh Khan is, it was very normal to see him giving it back to the people who supported the Knight Riders throughout the course of the season.

Shah Rukh Khan has also been very supportive of the team regardless of their situation during the league and that is a major reason why KKR was able to win. The Bollywood actor had also joined Harshit Rana for celebrations and it's when the former made the flying kiss gesture towards the camera.

It became a viral moment and when Harshit Rana was interviewed by the Indian Express, the right-arm seamer revealed why Shah Rukh Khan did so. Rana stated that SRK had come to him after he was handed a 1-match ban during the league stages and had told him about doing the celebration together after Kolkata won IPL 2024.

"Yes, after I got banned for 1 match, I was very sad & then SRK sir came to me & said 'We will celebrate the IPL with a flying kiss', he promised me & made sure that we did with Trophy". - Rana told the Indian Express.

Why is the Flying Kiss celebration so controversial

The flying kiss celebration was made famous as well as infamous by the same Harshit Rana during the IPL 2024 league stage. Rana first pulled off the celebration when KKR first met SRH in the 2024 season. He had given a flying kiss sending off to Mayank Agarwal for which Rana was fined one percent of his match fees.

Then during a reverse clash between KKR and RCB, Harshit Rana had almost attempted the same celebration and for that, he was banned from a game. During his appearance in the IPL final, Rana had figures of 2/24 from his quota of 4 overs.