Rapper and singer Drake from Canada has selected his favorite team in advance of Sunday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 final in Chennai.
On May 26, the Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad will square off at Chepauk’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, and according to Drake, KKR will win the championship.
The Shah Rukh Khan co-owned squad, which is coached by Chandrakant Pandit and Gautam Gambhir, has already won the Indian Premier League twice, in 2012 and 2014. On both occasions, Gambhir was the captain.
Drake therefore, is placing his bet on KKR to beat SRH for the third time this season to complete a hat-trick of IPL titles.
“Since @ovorajuju team is out I am going with KKR for my first ever cricket bet. Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo,” Drake posted on his Instagram story.
KKR have the edge over SRH
Shreyas Iyer’s KKR has already won twice against Pat Cummins’s SRH this season. Both games were one-sided affairs with KKR winning by 8 wickets and 4 runs in Qualifier 1 and league match, respectively.
KKR also leads the head-to-head battle with SRH. Both teams have faced each other in 27 T20s in which KKR has won 18 and SRH 9.
SRH on a roll under Cummins
Under David Warner, SRH won the 2016 Indian Premier League. This year’s captain will also be an Australian. With the Deccan Chargers in 2009, Adam Gilchrist became the first Australian captain to win the IPL.
Since taking over as captain ahead of the 2024 Indian Premier League, Cummins’ Orange Army has been on a roll this season. After taking over as Australia’s captain in 2023, Cummins has already won the World Cup of ODIs, the Ashes, and the ICC Test Mace.
