However, during the hour-long chaotic programme at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday, Gautam Gambhir & Co got relegated to the background as Tollywood stars, politicians and government officials basked in reflected glory.
KKR players, who arrived at the Eden Gardens at around 2.30pm, had to wait in the dressing room for over one hour as state CM Mamata Banerjee made a delayed entry. A technical snag delayed Shah Rukh Khan's flight and KKR's principal owner showed up at the ground only around 4pm, three hours behind the scheduled start of the hastily organised state felicitation function.
Only allrounder Yusuf Pathan and leg-spinner Piyush Chawla made a brief appearance on the make-shift stage in front of the pavilion. KKR team members took a lap of honour around the ground in open-top SUVs. That was the only time the focus was on the players, who were cheered lustily by a 50,000-strong crowd that had been waiting patiently for a glimpse of their heroes since noon.
Holding the glittering IPL trophy aloft, the Knights waved to the fans in thanksgiving amid a shower of confetti. With the programme getting off to a late start, it was a mad rush to get through the presentations. It adversely affected the tempo of the proceeding and it was left to the CM to play the emcee.
The players, who were handed all sorts of gifts -- ranging from gold rings to Alphonso mangoes -- hardly had time to soak in the festive atmosphere and connect with fans as most of them had evening flights to catch.
Fans thrashed outside Eden
Earlier, chaotic scenes prevailed at Eden Gardens after police baton-charged fans who had gathered to take part in the ceremony. The ruckus was caused when fans were denied entry into the stadium. A stampede outside the stadium resulted in some fans and policemen getting injured and bloodied.
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