In the 2013 IPL, the then-Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir and RCB skipper Virat Kohli had a fight. Since then, the fans remember them the same way. Not to forget, Gambhir's criticism of Kohli over various issues has fueled it. However, fans hardly remember the left-hander, Gambhir's gesture after winning an ODI against Sri Lanka in late 2009. Apparently, he shared his Player of the Match award with Kohli.
Not to forget when they played for India, their running between the wickets was quite impeccable. Meanwhile, after the IPL 2023 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore, both players were snapped hugging each other. Given the history between the two, the fans haven't been able to believe what they saw.
What a picture this is.
Both do have respect to each other.. But problem is Gambhir speak what he thinks. pic.twitter.com/8QNw4IO94zโ Santosh (@SmpPhukan) April 11, 2023
Throwback to when Gambhir shared his Man of the match award with Kohli coz he scored his first ton but was overshadowed by Gauti's bigger innings. Got a lot of respect for him after that episode pic.twitter.com/3sGacG0CFU
โ Chaoticartist07 (@kalakaryash07) April 11, 2023
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โ ๐ฅ (@_krashn_) April 11, 2023
โ jack-Ahmed.hitman (@fatherofbola) April 11, 2023
Ghanta beautiful photo. Kalesh chahiye bhai wholesome moments nahi
โ No One Knowz โ (@NoOne_Knowz) April 11, 2023
Lowest point of gambhirs carrier ๐๐
โ Rohan Ranjan (@rohanranjan35) April 11, 2023
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โ Swabhab Panigrahi (@imswabhab) April 11, 2023
Virat showing his gratitude to his guru and two times champion ๐
โ Sandeep Aggarwal ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ (@YogiNam0) April 11, 2023
Gambhir is a hypocrite.
Wait till he opens his mouth sometime later to slander Kohliโ NavdeepSGusain (@NavdeepSGusain1) April 11, 2023
Gambhir be like pic.twitter.com/g2Q5cm5bgt
โ ๐๐เคเฅ || RCBโค๏ธ (@Mowabro69) April 11, 2023
Gautam Gambhir silenced the crowd after the win
Meanwhile, talking about the game, RCB batted first and amassed 212/2 thanks to the fifties from Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell. In reply, despite bein reduced to 23/3, the likes of Nicholas Pooran and Marcus Stoinis brought the team close. In the end, the Lucknow side won the game by one wicket.