Dinesh Karthik posts amazing video of Tamil Nadu players celebrating Shahrukh Khan's maiden IPL contract

Tamil Nadu star Dinesh Karthik has posted a heartwarming video, showing how and his teammates reacted after Shahrukh Khan bagged his maiden IPL contract. Shahrukh, who is named after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, was seen as one of the uncapped players to watch out for in the auction after impressing in domestic cricket.

Having gone unsold in the last auction, the Tamil Nadu star got his chance this auction by impressing in last month’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Known for playing the quickfire cameos of 30s and 40s in the lower-middle order, Shahrukh played a stunning knock of 19-ball unbeaten 40 in the quarterfinal against Himachal Pradesh before sealing Tamil Nadu’s second Syed Mushtaq Ali title with an entertaining cameo against Baroda in the final.

And as expected, the franchises bid fiercely for him in the auction. The 25-year old triggered a bidding war between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals after registering himself at the lowest base price of Rs 20 lakh. In the end, Punjab Kings secured the services of the highly-rated batsman for a whopping amount of Rs 5 crore.

Tamil Nadu team celebrates Shahrukh Khan’s maiden IPL contract:

Just an hour after Shahrukh Khan bagged his maiden IPL contract, Dinesh Karthik took to Twitter to post an incredible video where he and his Tamil Nadu teammates could be seen cheering for their teammate. As Shahrukh’s price went up and up, his delighted teammates including veteran Karthik started celebrating.

While some players were beating the ceiling of the team bus, some were beating the seats in delight. Shahrukh, on the other hand, was seen sitting in the front seat and watching the auction unfold on one of his teammates’ phone.

Here is the tweet posted by Dinesh Karthik:

Turn up the volume and listen to the team's happiness for our bright ⭐#IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/wkDfFbqGGP

— DK (@DineshKarthik) February 18, 2021

Meanwhile, Punjab Kings have spent big in the IPL 2021 auction as they are yet to win their maiden IPL title. Their most expensive buy was Australian fast-bowler Jhye Richardson. The Punjab-based outfit went all out for him and spent a whopping amount of Rs 14 crore to secure his services. Punjab also bought England star Dawid Malan who is currently the number one T20I batsman in the world. The other players bought by the franchise are -Riley Meredith, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar