By Hindustan Times
As Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's team Kolkata Knight Riders won their first IPL title in Chennai, Bollywood celebrities took to Twitter to congratulate the proud owner.
The 46-year-old actor, who's the co-owner of the team together with Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta, cheered for the team on the MA Chidambaram stadium with wife Gauri and daughter.
KKR became the brand new champions of the fifth edition of the sporting extravaganza as they defeated defending champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in a nerve-wracking final match last night.
"Yayyyy!!! More power to team KKR and Shah Rukh Khan. And what a match!!!!!! KKROCKSSS (sic)," posted Karan Johar.
"Congrats SRK! Great win fr KKR!," Bipasha basu tweeted.
Rajasthan Royals owner Raj Kundra tweeted, "SRK so happy for you!! Congratulations and well deserved!!!! babyK looking forward to the cup now!"
"The wait is over. Well done KKR. Congratulations SRK and all team owners, members and staff. Let the great times roll...," said Farhan Akhtar.
Preity Zinta tweeted, "Just landed in India and heard the good news! Congrats iamsrk, Gauri and KKR for winning IPL 5! I'm sure tonight the Party isn't gonna end! (sic)"
"The badshah and his team does it... in style," Shreyas Talpade posted at the micro-blogging site.
"I know nothing about cricket but I watched the match and prayed really hard for KKR to win! Congrats to the team, SRK and Juhi. Maza aa gaya (Had fun)," said Shabana Azmi.
"And KKR are the Winners, yayyyy, congrats SRK and the team, you gave us a really perfect game, well played CSK (sic)," Genelia D'souza wrote.
"Heartiest Congratulations to SRK and Juhi and KKR team," tweeted Sanjay Suri.
"I wanted KKR to win for Shah Rukh's daughter.. Oh God.. She was so tensed.? She have to be feeling great now.. Three Cheers for her... KKR is Champ," posted Satish Kaushik.
Director Kunal Kohli said, "ESSENTIALLY THE MOST touching moment of the match was when iamsrk's daughter hugged him all tense and he comforted her. What a sweet moment that was."
