Shah Rukh Khan Engages in Intense Conversation with Punjab Kings Owner During IPL Meeting. Explosive Report Reveals Shocking Allegations.

Kolkata Knight Riders co-proprietor and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan engaged in a fiery debate with Punjab Kings co-proprietor Ness Wadia during the IPL owners’ gathering at the BCCI Headquarters in Mumbai on Wednesday, as per a report by Cricbuzz. The report alleged that the two proprietors did not concur on the number of retentions each side should be granted ahead of the mega auction. While SRK was not convinced that there should be a mega auction before IPL 2025 at all, Wadia was completely in favor of a complete overhaul. The report further asserted that Wadia felt that there should be very few retentions for each side – a point that did not sit well with Shah Rukh Khan.

The other proprietors who attended the gatherings were – Kiran Kumar Grandhi of Delhi Capitals, Sanjiv Goenka of Lucknow Super Giants, Rupa Gurunath of Chennai Super Kings, Kavya Maran of SunRisers Hyderabad and Manoj Badale of Rajasthan Royals. Few of the Indian Premier League (IPL) team winners including the Ambanis of Mumbai Indians attended the BCCI meeting through video conference.

Meanwhile, during the previous IPL season this year, there were eight 250-plus totals, including the total of 287 runs posted by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the highest-ever in league’s history.

Various critics, players and experts expressed their dissatisfaction with the Impact Player rule, attributing it for such unprecedented six-hitting and for stunting the growth of all-rounders as teams often opted to use a pure batter/bowler through this role instead of an all-rounder.

This rule was introduced back in 2023 season and allows players to select an additional specialist batter/bowler depending on the situation. Nine of the ten highest total in league’s history have come after this rule’s introduction, emphasizing the freedom, power and flexibility it adds to teams.

Even though the rule was intended to expose more Indian, especially uncapped players, it was criticized by players and experts alike this season, with Indian skipper Rohit Sharma even stating that he was not a big fan of the rule since it did not allow the development of all-rounders, a crucial aspect in T20Is for India.

(With ANI inputs)