'I always say one thing, that these guys are...' - Virender Sehwag breaks silence on the ugly verbal spat between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir in Lucknow

The ugly verbal confrontation that happened between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir is continuously getting way longer in the discussions among the former greats and experts of the game. Recently, the former Indian batter Virender Sehwag has broken his silence over this infamous incident between two of his former teammates at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

This unexpected and unbelievable moment broke out between Gambhir and Kohli just after the match between LSG and RCB as the former lost the match by a margin of 18 runs. It all started when Virat Kohli and the young LSG pacer Naveen ul Haq engaged in an argument after the 17^th over of the second innings; although it was further intervened by the senior LSG spinner Amit Mishra. Later on, after the match Gambhir couldn’t hold him back and ended up in a heated conversation with Virat Kohli which made the senior guys like Vijay Dahiya and Amit Mishra separate both Gambhir and Kohli.

Coming back to Virender Sehwag’s statement, he felt that both the veteran should have behaved a bit more responsibly owing to their legendary stature in Indian cricket.

"I switched off the TV once the match got over. I had no idea about what happened after the match. The next day when I woke up, I saw a lot of chaos on social media. What happened wasn't right. The loser should quietly accept defeat and walk away and the winning team should celebrate. Why did they need to say anything to each other? I always say one thing, that these guys are icons of the country. If they do or say anything, millions of kids follow them and probably think 'If my icon has done this, I would too'. So if they keep these things in mind, they would limit such incidents," said Sehwag to Cricbuzz.

"Such incidents have happened several times in the past"

"If the Indian Cricket Board decides to ban anyone, then maybe such incidents will happen rarely or not take place at all. Such incidents have happened several times in the past so it's better to do whatever you want to inside the controlled environment of the dressing room. When you're on the ground, these things don't look nice. My own kids can lip-read and they very well understand Ben Stokes. So that is when I feel bad. If you're saying such things, if my kids can read it, others can too, and tomorrow they will think that if they (Kohli and Gambhir) can say it, so can I," he added later.