Not Virat Kohli Or Babar Azam! Harbhajan Singh's Super Pick For 'No. 1 Batter In The World'

13.04.2023 - 14:17 sports.ndtv.com

The second week of IPL is living up to its reputation of being an incredible league. Between Monday and Thursday, there have been four back-to-back last-ball thrillers.

Rajasthan Royals produced a stunning performance and breached fortress Chepauk by defeating Chennai for the first time since 2008.

Sandeep Sharma kept his cool in the final over and defended 20 runs to give his team a famous win, preventing MS Dhoni - the finisher - from finishing it off in style.

Apart from Sandeep's display under pressure in the final over, RR's spin trio of Ashwin-Chahal-Zampa bowled beautifully and Jos Buttler's gritty half-century took them to a competitive total.

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Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore faced each other in the 43rd match of IPL 2023 on Monday. The Faf du Plessis-led side successfully defended a small total of 126 for 9 against KL Rahul and company at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, thanks to their disciplined bowling attack. Still, it could not become the highlight of the game as the Virat Kohli vs Gautam Gambhir spat hogged all the attention. The ugly scene ended in teammates of both the players coming in between to ease the matter down. For the unversed, this was not the first time the two cricket legends were involved in an altercation and history has the proof!

"Am Ashamed..." Harbhajan Singh Recalls Slapping Incident With Sreesanth While Commenting On Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir Spat

Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday said that he was ashamed of slapping Sreesanth on the pitch during the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008, an incident that took the entire season by storm. The 'Turbanator' in a tweet recalled that specific incident after witnessing a verbal spat between the Lucknow Super Giants bowler Naveen-ul-Haq and Royal Challengers Bangalore star batter Virat Kohli. LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir became the central figure as he was seen having an animated conversation with Virat after the match. While talking about that incident Harbhajan said that Virat is a legend and he should not get involved in such situations.

Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir Handed Hefty Fines Following Heated Altercation In LSG vs RCB Match

Royal Challengers Bangalore stalwart Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants mentor Gautam Gambhir have been handed hefty fines for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Code of Conduct during the match between the two sides on Monday. After RCB emerged triumphant in the low-scoring thriller, Kohli and Gambhir clashed on the field, leading to a huge altercation that also saw many others get involved.

Virat Kohli "Not Thinking About Boundaries Enough": Michael Vaughan Triggers Another Strike-rate Storm

Royal Challengers Bangalore stalwart Virat Kohli remains one of the highest run-getters in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Though Kohli has over 300 runs to his name in 8 matches, he hasn't been immune to criticism from certain former players. After his 37-ball 54 couldn't prevent RCB from going down to Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday, the stand-in skipper invited criticism from former England captain Michael Vaughan said that Virat isn't looking to score more boundaries against spinners.

Watch: Virat Kohli Not Pleased As Selfie-Seeking Fan Obstructs Anushka Sharma's Path In Bengaluru

The star couple that cricketer Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma is, they can rarely avoid public attention. Wherever they go, fans follow. Sometimes, it creates uncomfortable situation for all which means that they always have to move around under tight security. Even then, things can often go out of hand. In a recent incident, Kohli and Anushka were spotted leaving a popular food joint in Bengaluru where they were mobbed by fans waiting outside. In the recent video which has gone viral on social media, as Anushka and Kohli were about to get into the car several over-enthusiastic selfie-seeking fans made it difficult for them to enter the car.

Yuzvendra Chahal Picks His Favourite IPL Captain. It's Not Virat Kohli Or Rohit Sharma

India star and Rajasthan Royals leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has picked Sanju Samson as his favourite IPL captain. He added that the RR skipper has given him the liberty to bowl his quota of four overs freely. It is interesting to note that Chahal has also played under the captaincy of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the T20 event. Chahal made his IPL debut in 2013, playing for Mumbai Indians under the captaincy of Rohit before he became a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore's playing XI the next season under the leadership of Virat.