IPL 2024 final: Even among cricket enthusiasts who had not pledged allegiance to the Knights but found themselves at the Chepauk were overcome by the occasion and the scenes of celebration
KKR players celebrate the fall of a wicket. Pic/AFP
Millions of fervent Kolkata Knight Riders’ aficionados revelled in jubilance as Kolkata vanquished Hyderabad by eight wickets to clinch the coveted IPL trophy in a pulsating final held in Chennai on Sunday. The euphoria transcended geographical boundaries, igniting scenes of ecstasy from Kolkata’s famous Shyambazar five-point crossing area in the North to the historic allure of the Maidan in the South, and beyond.