'Aapse rai maangi kisine?' - Fans react as Harbhajan Singh expresses his disappointment after Kohli-Gambhir dispute in IPL 2023

Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh (Source - Twitter)

Former RCB captain Virat Kohli and LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir got involved in a heated exchange after the 43rd contest of the Indian Premier League 2023 at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Monday, May 1. However, Kohli was also involved in a heated argument with LSG pacer Naveen ul Haq after they defeated LSG by 19 runs and acquired the no.5 spot in the point s table.

Meanwhile, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has also expressed his views on this matter. Interestingly, he also recalled his fight with Sreesanth in 2008 where he couldn’t stop himself and slapped him. But now, after the Kohli-Gambhir altercations, Harbhajan said that after watching this incident, he is feeling ashamed of himself.

“This won’t stop here. People will be talking about it, trying to dissect who did what. All this though, is talk on the outside. As someone who has lived through something like this myself. It was something similar that happened between me and Sreesanth back in 2008. Today, 15 years later, I still feel ashamed thinking about it because all these gestures are not. At the time I felt what has happened as happened, I was right. But no, what I did was wrong," said Harbhajan on his YouTube channel.

They both are my younger brothers: Harbhajan Singh 

Harbhajan also said that Kohli was very passionate about the contest and also very pumped up and so as Naveen and Gautam but they shouldn’t cross the limit as these visuals are not good for the game. The legendary spinner also stated that Kohli and Gambhir both are his younger brother.

“Virat Kohli, you are a legend. There is no need for you to get involved in something like this. But he is such a passionate player that he felt he is involved in the game and it happened. People will try to find out if the mistake is Kohli’s, Gambhir’s, or Naveen’s but this picture that has been made is not good for cricket. Your both such big players, they both are my younger brothers and it is with this liberty that I say that there is no use of this," the legendary spinner added.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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— Manoj (@ManojAroraLko) May 2, 2023

Khalistaniyo ko kuch bol nahi sakte aajkal

— GP (@vehle_pathe) May 2, 2023

Ye apna leke baith gaya.

— Trident (@terrraform) May 2, 2023

Thappad maar ke maje loot liye ab baatein maar raha hai.

— Shubham Chouhān (@iChouhanShubham) May 2, 2023

Beheti mai paaji bhi TRP le rahe hai ..ek ak advertisement hi mill Jaye iss se

— 101 (@aftercandle101) May 2, 2023

ye billi to haj ko jaa rahi

— Sanatani Batman (@its_a_warning) May 2, 2023

Sreesanth ko kyu toda?

— ℘. ŋ. (@tyroparisien) May 2, 2023

Kya ashamed dubara thappad khale usese hisab barabar

— Hit (@SuperHit07) May 2, 2023