"If I Have To Do It...": Ravi Shastri Ready To Broker Peace Between Virat Kohli And Gautam Gambhir After On-field Spat

02.05.2023 - 13:43 sports.ndtv.com

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir are two very big names in world cricket. However, they have a history of on-field altercations in the IPL.

The latest one happened during an IPL 2023 game on Monday between the Gambhir mentored-Lucknow Super Giants and Kohli's team Royal Challengers Bangalore.

RCB won the low-scoring match as Kohli could be seen celebrating animatedly the LSG batters' dismissals. He even had an argument with LSG player Naveen-ul-Haq, though it is not clear who started the fight.

Then things looked like going out of hand as Gambhir had a heated exchange with Kohli after the match ended. The altercation has been getting all kinds of negative publicity.

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