Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will square off in Match 21 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season at the iconic Eden Gardens on Tuesday (April 8).

Ahead of the fixture, LSG’s Digvesh Rathi got an opportunity to meet his long-time idol and fellow mystery-spinner, Sunil Narine.

In a video shared by LSG on X, Rathi was seen coming up to Rishabh Pant, who was walking alongside Sunil Narine. He revealed that Narine was a big reference point in his career and looked up to his Caribbean counterpart to improve on his bowling over the years.

In the clip, LSG’s power-hitter Nicholas Pooran was seen asking Rathi why he has his unique celebration, referring to his ‘notebook’ gesture after claiming a wicket.

To which, Rathi gave a cheeky response as he said, "Because I am from Delhi".

KKR also posted a video of their interaction on their official X account with the caption, “Finally you met your idol”.

Talking about Digvesh Rathi, he was reprimanded for breaching the IPL code of conduct following his team’s 12-run victory over Mumbai Indians last Friday (April 5).

Digvesh copped a severe punishment this time around -- 50 per cent of match fee. This was the second match on the trot that the leg-spinner faced a fine for such an offence.

Earlier, Digvesh was fined 25 per cent of his match fee for his notebook celebration after he dismissed Punjab Kings batter Priyansh Arya.

The 25-year-old celebrated in the same manner after dismissing MI batter Naman Dhir at the Ekana Cricket Stadium.

In his debut IPL season, Digvesh Rathi has picked up six wickets in four matches so far, including the Player-of-the-Match performance against Mumbai Indians.