The scuffle between the Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Virat Kohli and the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants, Gautam Gambhir, was one of the highly talked about topics during the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League. The fight was very bad to watch on the Television and the two individuals were criticized by many former cricketers.
The fight between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir occurred as Naveen-ul Haq, a bowler of LSG, had a banter with Virat Kohli during the match between RCB and LSG. The LSG mentor enquired regarding the same with Kohli after the end of the match, which started the fight between the two cricketers from Delhi. It had sparked a huge debate on social media.
'How can they behave in such a manner?' - Kapil Dev
Former India captain Kapil Dev is the latest to criticize the individuals about the incident. The former World Cup winner said “Virat Kohli is one of the top batters in the world and Gautam Gambhir is now a member of Parliament. How can they behave in such a manner? What happened between them is painful for me” and expressed his displeasure over the incident.
Recently, the 64-year-old appeared on a TV show where he was questioned about a lot of stuff like the fitness of Hardik Pandya, Ravi Shastri’s comments about Hardik Pandya, Sunil Gavaskar’s comments about the attitude of today’s cricketers and so on. Likewise, the former All-rounder was also questioned about the fight between Kohli and Gambhir in IPL 2023.
The star All-rounder from Haryana was not pleased with the incident between Kohli and Gambhir, as the two are some of the most popular cricketers lately. Kapil Dev said that it was not expected from players of stature like Kohli and Gambhir to fight the way they did, in front of everyone. The two individuals had to pay heavy fines for their actions after the match. Former cricketers, fans, experts, and some of the players criticized the individuals for their actions. The two were involved in a similar fight during a match between RCB and KKR in 2013.
Here's how the fans reacted to Kapil Dev's opinions -
Bhai isse koi puchh hi kyu rha hai
— Gambhir ul Haq (@Smilespeace16) July 31, 2023
Inko ab disappointment hui 🤣🤣
— Ankesh Singh GG❤❤❤❤❤❤ (@AnkeshSinghBBK) July 31, 2023
Agreed but how can he promote panmasala ad on tv???
— ROCKSTAR (@Rockstar18745) July 31, 2023
He realized it after almost months.
— despresson (@fvghkb) July 31, 2023
Jaise jaise Kohli Sahab ki centuries aayengi waise waise aap aur painfull hote jaoge 🙌
— Himanshu (@unknown_0043) July 31, 2023
Kapil dev ka saboon sabse slow he😭
— C (@C552728) July 31, 2023
Don’t blame Kohli he was in the field anybody can angry during game how dare Gambhir enter in the field and fight . I have never seen in my life that coach came in to field to fight opponents shame on Gambhir
— Anshu Chauhan (@imanshuchauhan) July 31, 2023
Toh phir aap bhi @therealkapildev paan masla ka add nahi kar sakte.. Baki sab thik hain 🤘
— Bappu Rudra Paul (@8333378afc3e420) July 31, 2023
2 mahine baad pain badh gya kya?
— Dyno 👓 (@dyno_tweet) July 31, 2023
That's why I am telling that Kapil Dev is the most arrogant cricketer of all time. He always tries to defame Indian Cricket Team.If they fight it's in case of game environment . These old team player like Kapil, Sunil Gavaskar we wouldn't expect from them that type of comment😏.
— Lipu 🇮🇳 (@SuvakantaBeher4) July 31, 2023