It is the auspicious day of ‘Poila Boishakh’ today which means the Bengali New Year and on this very day the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are going to take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at their home ground Eden Gardens and it’s pretty obvious that there will be no deficiency of home support to Gautam Gambir and Co.
But ahead of the game, both the teams had their own ways to celebrate the Bengali new year. Both the side covered their warm wishes through a vine which was then shared on the social media. The Kolkata Knight Riders took to their official Facebook page and published a video in which various activities by various personalities could be seen. In the beginning, TV anchor Jatin Saproo and former Australian cricketer Dean Jones were seen playing Table tennis and they wished the viewers ‘Shubho Nobo Borsho’. Next, the KKR vice-captain Surya Kumar Yadav was seen playing a bottle game with his teammate Chris Lynn and skipper Gautam Gambhir. And at the end, the entire team featured in the video where they were wishing pacer Umesh Yadav for his superb comeback and a marvelous bowling spell against the Kings XI Punjab.
In another video posted by Red FM, official sponsors of SRH team, ahead of Hyderabad’s game against KKR at the Eden Gardens, the players of the team along with skipper David Warner and coach Muttiah Muralitharan were seen having some chill time at a promotional event. Along with few Bengali traditional dance moves, they also wished the viewers ‘Shubho Nobo Borsho’ while few players like Mustafizur Rahman, who is also a Bong, was seen playing Dhaak (traditional musical percussion of Bengal) in the video.
Today is basically the new year according to Bengali calendar. And it is extremely special for each Bengali. Just like it happens with every Indian festival, Pohela Baisakh means delicious food, decorated houses, and amazingly looking individuals.
