Watch: Rinku Singh shockingly denies handshake to Virat Kohli in front of Shah Rukh Khan

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) star batter Rinku Singh denied a handshake and a hug to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) superstar Virat Kohli during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 opening ceremony.

The Indian Premier League 2025 opener is set to be played between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday, March 22.

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Rinku Singh denies Virat Kohli a handshake during IPL opening ceremony

The grand opening ceremony of Indian Premier League 2025 got underway with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan giving a terrific speech.

After that, the legendary singer Shreya Ghoshal, with her melodious voice, gave an amazing performance, and star actress Disha Patani stole the show with her sizzling dance moves. The Punjabi sensation Karan Aujla came next and sang his popular songs to entertain the fans in Kolkata.

Once the performances ended, Shah Rukh Khan returned to the stage and invited Virat Kohli to have a chat with him. SRK called Rinku Singh next to the stage, and as the young batter came, he shook hands with Shah Rukh Khan and hugged him but denied doing the same with Virat Kohli and just walked past him.

Watch: Rinku Singh shockingly denies handshake to Virat Kohli

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No doubt he's going to have a big impact again - Kane Williamson on Virat Kohli

One of the members of the Fab Four and Virat Kohli's good friend, Kane Williamson, has backed the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) superstar to make a big impact on the fortunes of RCB in IPL 2025. He said that Kohli is highly motivated to end the title drought of RCB.

Williamson has also named Kohli as one of the top contenders to win the Orange cap alongside Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

"No doubt he's going to have a big impact again as he has done in almost every season of this tournament. I know he's extremely motivated with RCB to push for a title and I'm sure this season they'll be there or thereabouts," Williamson told media.

Kane Williamson further said that Virat Kohli's hunger and passion for the game are still at the very peak and the changes in his approach to the game won't have any negative impact on his effectiveness in IPL 2025.

"It's quite interesting as players kind of go into different stages of their career, different phases. He's obviously been on the scene for a number of years but his style perhaps adjusts a little bit. But the hunger remains and the passion remains and we've seen that in his performances recently as well," he added.

Notably, Kane Williamson went unsold in the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction and he will be joining the broadcast team of Star Sports in the tournament.