Pat Cummins shared an old anecdote and said, when he met Shahrukh Khan for the first time, he did not know who he was.

Pat Cummins on Shahrukh Khan: IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan often visits the stadium to watch his team's matches in the league. Under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir, Kolkata won the title twice in 2012 and 2014. After this, under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, the team won the title in IPL 2024.

Australian captain Pat Cummins made his IPL debut for Kolkata in 2014. And played for the same franchise in the year 2015 also. In the IPL 2020 auction, Cummins was re-bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 15.5 crore. And he played for them in 2021 and 2022 also. But when Cummins met Shahrukh Khan for the first time, he hardly knew him. In a podcast, Cummins revealed that when I met Shahrukh for the first time. I didn't know who Shahrukh Khan was then.

Cummins said, 'When I met Shahrukh Khan for the first time, I did not know who he was. I was about 18 or 19 years old at that time. I had never seen a Bollywood film. I met him and said, this guy is very nice. There were many security guards around him. The rest of the young Indian players were standing around him very hesitantly. Then I thought that he must be a very special person. All he used to say to us players was, 'Have fun and play freely.'

Pat Cummins did not play in the IPL 2023 season. Then in the IPL 2024 auction, Cummins was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. Bought for 20.5 crores. He became the most expensive player in IPL history after Mitchell Starc. Starc was bought by Kolkata for Rs 24.75 crore.