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What do you get when you mix cricket’s biggest names, a chit full of manifesting magic, a Pentathlon game from Squid Game but Kapil ke andaaz main, and Sidhu paaji banishing planets? Absolute chaos — the best kind. This episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show isn’t just a crossover, it’s a multiverse. Here are the top five moments that had us howling, gasping, and rewinding.
MANIFEST KARO TOH AISI!
Turns out, Abhishek Sharma isn’t just hitting sixes — he’s manifesting them. Sidhu Paaji spilled the tea, revealing that Abhishek carries a chit in his pocket with the number of runs he wants to score. And once he hits that goal? He dramatically pulls it out, flashing it to everyone and declaring, “This is for the Orange Army!” Iconic much?
When asked about this superstition-slash-ritual, Abhishek shared, “Main journaling karta hoon, aur yeh idea Shikhar Paaji (Shikhar Dhawan) ne diya tha. Hyderabad mein performance thoda down tha, par fans waise hi pyaar de rahe the jaise top 1 pe hain — so I thought if I do something special, I will dedicate it to them.” And in true little-brother energy, he pointed to Yuzi (Yuzvendra Chahal) with a grin and said, “Inhone mera ek catch chhoda tha — kaafi help ki!” (Ouch.)
CRICKET YA SQUID GAMES?
Just when you think cricket’s intense, enter: Squid Games, desi-style. The cricketers were ambushed by Netflix’s Pink Guards and thrown into a lemon-and-spoon race — with legs tied, and spoons in mouth. Kapil paired with Abhishek, Yuzi with Pant, and what followed was chaos, cheating (obviously), and a lot of slipping — all for a glorious Netflix hamper. Was it fair? Not at all. Was it hilarious? Absolutely.
NOT-SO-GAMBHIR GAMBHIR!
Who knew Gautam Gambhir had a funny bone — and it’s fully activated. The usually intense coach showed up in a whole new avatar — cracking punchlines, taking jabs, and joining the laugh fest like a total pro. It’s Gambhir like we’ve never seen him before!
SIDHU PAAJI... IN SPACE?
If you thought Navjot Singh Sidhu had powers of poetry, meet Manjot Singh Sidhu — a.k.a. Sunil Grover’s outrageously cosmic version of him. This Sidhu doesn’t just talk — he takes planets down. When Pluto dared to sneak back into the solar system, Manjot Sidhu banished it. _“Teri wajah se baccho ka padhai mein syllabus badh raha hai"_ he declared. Move over NASA, Sidhu Paaji's got this.
FUNNIER THAN KAPIL? BIG MISTAKE.
When Rishabh Pant cheekily asked Kapil Sharma what he does when someone funnier than him is around, Kapil fired back with the sharpest clapback of the night, _“Main usse cut kar deta hoon.”_ Lesson learned: Never challenge the comedy king — unless you're ready to be edited out.
Don’t forget to catch the laughter and the chaos! On 5th July at 8 pm, only The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 3 on Netflix!