As Kolkata Knight riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad gear up for the high-octane final of IPL 2024 at MA Chidambaram Stadium on May 26, both captains Shreyas Iyer (KKR) and Pat Cummins (SRH) shared some light moments at the Chennai beach on Saturday. From getting clicked in a boat to an auto-rickshaw, both skippers were all smile ahead of the Chepauk showdown. Both KKR and SRH have won the title twice. Both these team finished number 1 and 2 in the league stage of the tournament. On Friday, SRH outclassed RR in Qualifier 2 to make way to the grand finale. In case SRH win this tournament, it would be the third time Orange Army clinching the title under and Australian captaincy. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer has a unique IPL record. He is the only captain in the history of IPL to represent two teams in the final. While in 2020, he was captaining Delhi Capitals, whereas in 2024, he is the skipper of KKR. A look at Marina photoshoot and more:
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KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer along with his counterpart from SRH Pat Cummins at Chennai beach on Saturday. (Photo: IPL/X)
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Addressing media ahead of the title clash, Iyer said that Gautam Gambhir, the KKR mentor, was the ‘finest reader of T20 cricket.’ (Photo: IPL/X)
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Iyer, who has scored over 4,000 runs in 124 matches across three formats, made stunning transition from red-ball to white-ball cricket. (Photo: IPL/X)
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Pat Cummins, on the other hand, seemed equally confident during the pre-match press conference. Despite extreme heat, Cummins looked very relaxed during photo-shoot along with Iyer. (Photo: IPL/X)
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Cummins, who captained Australia to victory in the WTC 2021-23 and last year’s ODI World Cup, recently shared how his mother’s inspiring words have shaped his career. (PTI Photo)
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Sunrisers Hyderabad owners celebrate the team’s win against Rajasthan Royals at Chepauk. SRH bounced back from the humilating Qualifier 1 loss to make way to the IPL finals. (PTI Photo)
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In Abhishek Sharma, Pat Cummins has found a great opner and surprise spinner. KKR will be watching Sharma very closely, who along with Shahbaz Ahmed destroyed RR’s batting during Qualifier 2. (PTI Photo)
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“Pat, go and take on the world. Someone’s going to go and do these wonderful things, it might as well be you,” Cummins quoted his mother’s words during Season 3 of the documentary ‘The Test’. (PTI Photo)
