Shah Rukh Khan was pictured with the World Cup trophy, and the ICC posted the image, which went viral.
According to reports, the International Cricket Council (ICC) began their ODI World Cup social media campaign by releasing a picture of the trophy with none other than Shah Rukh Khan. It's nearly here, King Khan is shown smiling and gazing lovingly at the ICC trophy in the photo.
Fans were unable to control their excitement as the picture quickly became popular online. More than a million people have watched the picture, and around 43,000 of them have loved it. Some believed that SRK's use of the adjectives "world's biggest movie star," "Badshah," "Pride of India," and "Face of Indian cinema" to praise him was a marketing ploy for the upcoming movie Jawan.
"This is SRK's legacy; the ICC recognizes him as King Khan. Who better to unveil the World Cup trophy than India's most well-known citizen? one Twitter user asked. "The King is India's Lucky Charm Always...So Rohit and company will undoubtedly win the This Edition of WC trophy, said another.
"I hope he will take another picture with team in November," said one supporter who was confident that Indian will win the trophy this time. Oh my God. Love you, ICC," a different supporter said in response to the international authority tweeting a photo of King Khan holding the trophy.
At Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium, popularly referred to as Chepauk Stadium, India will play their opening game on October 8. The team of Rohit Sharma will compete against Australia.
Shah Rukh Khan's eagerly anticipated film Jawan will arrive in theaters on September 7 about a month beforehand. The movie's first image, in which SRK would appear bald, has already drawn a lot of attention.
