The scenes of a heated trade reminded of their face-off 10 years in the past, when Gambhir was additionally an lively participant, main the Kolkata Knight Riders.
The incident on Monday passed off whereas the gamers have been shaking fingers on the completion of the match, when some phrases have been seemingly exchanged between Lucknow bowler Naveen-ul-Haq and Kohli. At this level, Gambhir stepped in to regulate issues, but it surely quickly changed into a Kohli vs Gambhir affair when the latter charged again on the ex-RCB captain.
The Lucknow gamers then tried to tug Gambhir away, however when the 2 former India teammates obtained inside touching distance of one another, Kohli making an attempt to douse the fireplace with some calm phrases, but it surely did not pacify Gambhir, which is when LSG leg-spinner Amit Mishra stepped in making an attempt to regulate issues.
The roots of this newest altercation can presumably be discovered on this sport itself that noticed Kohli being fairly animated throughout his crew’s bowling stint.
RCB went on to defend 126, however en path to their 18-run victory, Kohli made a ‘silence’ gesture in the direction of the gang after taking a catch that despatched Krunal Pandya again early within the run-chase. It adopted an argument between Kohli and Naveen later in the course of the seventeenth over of LSG innings, which required intervention by the on-field umpires and Mishra.
(Scenes from Gambhir’s altercation with Kohli in IPL 2013 – File Photo: TOI/BCCI/IPL)
Not to overlook that within the earlier match between the 2 sides earlier this season, LSG gained in an exciting contest off the final ball of the match in Bengaluru. After the sport, Gambhir gestured in the direction of the gang to hush, which presumably turned Monday’s sport right into a revenge match.
The incident clearly turned the speak of the city, leading to a sea of reactions on social media.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com