Kolkata Knight Riders owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been replaced by his son Aryan Khan and daughter Sahana Khan in the drafting ceremony of players for this year's season of Indian Premier League (IPL).
The players' drafting ceremony for this year's IPL is being held in Bangalore in which Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan is not participating but instead his son Aryan Khan and daughter Sahana participated in the auction. A crash course in #IPLAuction strategies from the CEO to our Gen-Next ⏭@VenkyMysore #AryanKhan #SuhanaKhan #JahnaviMehta #GalaxyOfKnights pic.twitter.com/WqWNuzhpJt
Along with Aryan, Jhanvi Mehta, daughter of Johi Chawla, co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, also attended.
This is Aryan's first public appearance since being granted bail in a drug case and his videos and photos are being shared on social media.
On the other hand, Shah Rukh Khan's wife Gauri Khan also posted a picture of her son and daughter participating in the auction of players on her Instagram story and also expressed her happiness. Welcoming our KKR players, Shreyas Iyer, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana & our bunch of young owners Aryan, Suhana and Jahnavi ..!!! Thank you Venky and allllll our KKR staff ππππππππ .Super grateful πππand Super happy πππ…!!ππ#AryanKhan #SuhanaKhan #JahnaviMehta pic.twitter.com/Fh81zRnrdP
Apart from this, Johi Chawla also thanked Aryan, Sahana and her daughter who participated in the event by posting a picture with the players.
On the other hand, the owner of IPL franchise The Punjab Kings and Bollywood actress Preity Zinta also participated in the drafting ceremony online.