IPL: Shreyas Iyer celebrated victory like a legendary footballer, video goes viral

• IPL 2024 concludes with Kolkata Knight Riders winning
  
• KKR registered a historic win under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer
  
• KKR lifted the trophy again after 10 years
  

IPL 2024 concluded with the victory of Kolkata Knight Riders. The Shreyas Iyer-led team registered a historic 8-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. After the match, the team captain celebrated the victory like legendary footballer Lionel Messi. His video is now going viral very fast on social media.

KKR won by 8 wickets

After winning the toss and batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad were all out for 113 runs in 18.3 overs. In reply, Kolkata scored 114 runs for the loss of two wickets in 10.3 overs and won the match by 8 wickets. Kolkata had earlier won its last title in the 2014 season by defeating Punjab Kings and now after 10 years the team has captured the trophy again.

Iyer celebrated like Messi

After Kolkata's victory, BCCI President Roger Binny and Secretary Jay Shah handed over the trophy to captain Shreyas Iyer. After this he celebrated with his team. Iyer celebrated the victory like legendary footballer Lionel Messi. In fact, Messi celebrated in the same style in Qatar after Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in December 2022.

After winning the title match, the captain praised the team

This season has been great for KKR. KKR has reached 20 points in their account by winning 9 out of 14 matches. After winning the title, KKR captain Shreyas Iyer praised his team. He said, “It is difficult to express the feeling. The wait was long, longer than the match. The whole season has been wonderful for us. I don't have words right now, we have already done a great job. We have stepped up today, our own. Asked to support each other, no matter what the situation is.''