After Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) registered a comfortable 18-run win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in a low-scoring thriller, Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir got into a verbal spat that grabbed all the headlines more than the actual match. It was pacer Naveen Ul Haq who ignited the fight, and it escalated after Gambhir decided to get involved. Now, the details of what was said during this altercation between the two Delhi-born legends have come to light.
According to an eyewitness to the altercation, the moment that everything started was when Kyle Mayers asked Virat Kohli why the RCB star was constantly abusing him and the team, and from there, things started to turn ugly.
During a chat with PTI, the eyewitness recalled, “You saw on TV that Mayers and Virat were walking side by side for a few metres post-match. Mayers asked Kohli why was he constantly abusing them and Virat, in turn, questioned why was he (Mayers) ‘staring’ at him? Before that (Amit) Mishra had complained to umpire about Virat constantly abusing Naveen (ul-Haq), who is a No. 10 batter.”
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Seeing Mayers and Kohli getting into an argument, Gautam Gambhir got involved as he decided to pull out the West Indian aside. The eyewitness then reveals the exact words that Kohli and Gambhir said to each other during the heated altercation.
TOI and a former cricketer told the real truth & criticised gambhir for his bad behaviour towards Virat Kohli.
People just need a reason to defame Kohli. pic.twitter.com/d7jzJuCUiC
— leisha (@katyxkohli17) May 2, 2023
Explaining the same, the eyewitness said, “Gautam, sensing that things could turn ugly, pulled Mayers and told him not to have a conversation, when Virat made a comment. The heated exchange that followed seemed a bit juvenile,” he said. “Gautam asked ‘Kya bol raha hain bol'(What were you saying?) and Virat replied, ‘Maine aapko kuch bola hi naahin, aap kyon ghus rahein ho’ (Why are you coming in between when I haven’t told you anything).”
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He further added, “Gautam responded, ‘Tuney agar mere player ko bola hai, matlab tune meri family ko gaali diya hai. (You abused my player and that’s like abusing my family) and Virat’s reply was, ‘Toh aap apne family ko sambhal ke rakhiye’. (Then you take care of your family). Gambhir’s final reply before they were separated was, ‘Toh ab tu mujhe sikhayega…’ (So now I have to learn from you…).”
After the spat, both Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli received a fine worth 100% of their match fees.
