'Gambhir has won the World Cup but....' - Manoj Tiwary makes a big statement for Gautam Gambhir after spat with Virat Kohli

The former RCB skipper Virat Kohli and LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir are continuously on the receiving end of collective criticism from the experts and former players of the great game of cricket. Notably, both the stars were engaged in a heated verbal confrontation with each other in the aftermath of the match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday night, the 1^st of May.

The heat of the conversation between Kohli and Gambhir was at the extent that the senior guys like Amit Mishra and Vijay Dahiya had to intervene to sort it out. Subsequently, a lot of former cricketers criticized and condemned this incident involving two World Cup-winning greats of India.

Now, the former Indian batter Manoj Tiwary has come up with a very hard stance delivering a harsh criticism for the former Indian opener and LSG mentor in IPL, Gautam Gambhir. Apart from that, Tiwary also pointed out Virat Kohli’s involvement in this infamous incident.

"BCCI should step in. This is not a pleasant sight, especially when you are an ambassador of the game, you shouldn't do such things. IPL is one of the most popular tournaments in the world, a lot of people watch it, especially youngsters. A lot of young people want to become like Virat Kohli. So, it is important to find the root cause of clashes like these. Healthy competition is good for the sport but not incidents like these," said Manoj Tiwary to Cricbuzz.

"This should not happen. This is not the right example to set"

"This cannot go on. These two are icons as I had said earlier. When icons quit cricket, people want to remember them for what they have done on the field rather than other things. People mostly will remember Gambhir for his aggression, that will be the first thing that will come to their mind. They will forget that he has played a major role in India winning two World Cups. This should not happen. This is not the right example to set," he added later.

Notably, Tiwary had also shared the dressing room with Gautam Gambhir when he was appearing for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.