"The Real Boss": Virat Kohli's Interesting Post Just Days After On-Field Spat With Gautam Gambhir

04.05.2023 - 03:17 sports.ndtv.com

Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli has been dominating headlines following his on-field spat with Lucknow Super Giants mentor Gautam Gambhir in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.

It has given rise to a lot of discussion with many ex-cricketers weighing in on the situation. Kohli took to social media on Wednesday to share an old interview of West Indies legend Viv Richards along with the caption – “The Real Boss”.

In the interview, Richards spoke about his desire to play in a T20 league like the IPL after he was done with Test cricket if such a concept existed during his career.

In the interview with Cricket District, he spoke about his fascination towards the shortest format of the game and said that he would have liked to play in the leagues.

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