Puri: Members of defending Champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), which had announced to tour multiple cities to connect with its fanbase ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, visited Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri town with the coveted trophy on Sunday.
The team authorities presented the trophy before the sibling deities for blessings, which was followed by a special puja.
People in the Pilgrim Town gathered in large numbers at the 12th century shrine for a glimpse of the trophy, which will be later brought to the Nexus Esplanade Mall in Bhubaneswar.
On February 12, the KKR announced extensive trophy tour across nine cities, beginning February 14 in Guwahati and ending in Kolkata by March 16, after covering Bhubaneswar, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Gangtok, Siliguri, Patna and Durgapur. The initiative is aimed at creating memorable experiences for the fans who have constantly shown their support for the team throughout the years. There will also be exciting cricket-themed games including Cricket Rock Paper Scissors and Cricket Pong.
“We are very excited to bring the Trophy Tour to our fans in Eastern India. Due to some unavoidable reasons, we couldn’t do a victory march in Kolkata after the title win last season. For us, our fans are like family. They have showered KKR with immense love, in good times and bad. This tour is our attempt at bringing back to the fans the trophy our players had won through their constant love and support last season,” Binda Dey, Group CMO, Knight Riders Sports, had said.
The 2025 edition of IPL is likely to begin on March 22 with KKR taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
