KKR drops heartwarming clip after viral slap moment between Kuldeep Yadav and Rinku Singh

Kolkata Knight Riders posted a wholesome video of Rinku Singh and Kuldeep Yadav after a clip went viral on Wednesday morning where Kuldeep was seen playfully slapping Rinku twice at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.

In a customary interaction between both teams’ players after the 48th match of the IPL 2025 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals, Kuldeep Yadav was seen playfully slapping KKR’s batter Rinku Singh twice. The clip went viral on social media after the left-handed batter changed his expression after playfully slapping.

KKR drops heartwarming clip after viral slap moment between Kuldeep Yadav and Rinku Singh

“After the video went viral, Kolkata Knight Riders shared a wholesome clip featuring Kuldeep Yadav and Rinku Singh, set to the Bollywood song ‘Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge,’ to show that the two are good friends and there was nothing serious or intentional behind the moment.”

 

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Rinku Singh scored 36 runs off 25 balls, including 3 fours and 1 six, while Kupdeep Yadav had a disappointing night after conceding 27 runs in 3 overs without getting any wickets.

About DC vs KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the home team, Delhi Capitals, by 14 runs in match no. 48 of the IPL 2025 thanks to all-around performances from Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy’s crucial wickets at the end.

While batting first, KKR put up a good total of 204 in 20 overs with the help of the combined effort of batters like Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, and Rinku Singh. Angkrish played an amazing inning of 44 runs off 32 balls, including 3 fours and 2 sixes. Mitchell Starc took 3 wickets, while Axar Patel and Vipraj Nigam got 2 each.

DC lost their first wicket early, but Faf du Plessis and Karun Nair played amazingly well in the middle. Faf scored 62 runs off just 45 balls, including 7 fours and 2 sixes. However, other batters struggled to stay at the crease. Axar Patel batted well after the wickets, but Narine got him on 43, and DC fell short by 14 runs. Sunil Narine took 3 wickets, Varun Chakravarthy took 2, and Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, and Vaibhav Arora got 1 each.