<p>New Delhi: Ahead of Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL 2025 opening match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday, superstar Shah Rukh Khan delivered a pep talk to his cricket team, asking them to be "healthy and happy".</p><p>The 18th Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks off at Kolkata's Eden Gardens with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on perennial underachievers Royal Challengers Bengaluru amid a looming threat of rain.</p><p>The official Instagram page of Kolkata Knight Riders shared the video of SRK talking to the team members, which is led by new skipper Ajinkya Rahane this season.</p>.IPL 2025 | RCB vs KKR: Five bowlers to watch out for .<p>"God bless you. Please be healthy, be happy," the 59-year-old superstar said, also thanking coach Chandrakant Pandit for looking after the team.</p><p>"Welcome aboard to the new members. Thank you Ajinkya for joining us and being our captain. God bless you and I hope you will find a good home here and play well with all of us. God bless you all. Have a good evening. A good match and be healthy all of you," SRK further said.</p><p>Shah Rukh co-owns the KKR team with the actor Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta.</p><p>Rajat Patidar is leading the RCB team that features mega-star Virat Kohli.</p><p>The match has a 7.30pm start, with the toss scheduled for 7pm. A glittering opening ceremony featuring Shreya Ghoshal and Disha Patani among others is planned at 6pm. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Ahead of Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL 2025 opening match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday, superstar Shah Rukh Khan delivered a pep talk to his cricket team, asking them to be "healthy and happy".</p><p>The 18th Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks off at Kolkata's Eden Gardens with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on perennial underachievers Royal Challengers Bengaluru amid a looming threat of rain.</p><p>The official Instagram page of Kolkata Knight Riders shared the video of SRK talking to the team members, which is led by new skipper Ajinkya Rahane this season.</p>.IPL 2025 | RCB vs KKR: Five bowlers to watch out for .<p>"God bless you. Please be healthy, be happy," the 59-year-old superstar said, also thanking coach Chandrakant Pandit for looking after the team.</p><p>"Welcome aboard to the new members. Thank you Ajinkya for joining us and being our captain. God bless you and I hope you will find a good home here and play well with all of us. God bless you all. Have a good evening. A good match and be healthy all of you," SRK further said.</p><p>Shah Rukh co-owns the KKR team with the actor Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta.</p><p>Rajat Patidar is leading the RCB team that features mega-star Virat Kohli.</p><p>The match has a 7.30pm start, with the toss scheduled for 7pm. A glittering opening ceremony featuring Shreya Ghoshal and Disha Patani among others is planned at 6pm. </p>