Steven Smith struggled to pronounce Tripathi, so the Rising Pune Supergiant captain during IPL 2017 had nicknamed Rahul Tripathi as “Chowpatty”. Batting close to the Girgaum Chowpatty on Friday night, Tripathi continued his love-affair with Kolkata Knight Riders with a match-winning 71.
Tripathi is no stranger to the Knight Riders. It was his exploits with the willow during the second half of IPL 2021 that had been instrumental in the Knight Riders staging a glorious turnaround and storming into the final.