After Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Lucknow Super Giants in a low-scoring thriller at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir got into a heated argument that grabbed all the limelight more than the actual match.
The two Indian cricketing stalwarts had a heated exchange after the match over certain incidents that took place during the final phase of the game. However, the foundation of this spat was laid a few overs earlier by Naveen-ul-Haq.
Now, the details of what was said during the altercation between the two Delhi-born Indian legends have come to light.
Eyewitness Revealed Word-To-Word Conversation Between Virat Kohli And Gautam Gambhir
According to a cricketer, who was present at the site, the moment when everything started was when Kyle Mayers asked Virat Kohli why the RCB star was constantly abusing him and the team, and this is where things started to turn ugly.
“You saw on TV that Mayers and Virat were walking side by side for a few metres post match. Mayers asked Kohli why was he constantly abusing them and Virat, in turn, questioned why was he (Mayers) ‘staring’ at him? Before that (Amit) Mishra had complained to umpire about Virat constantly abusing Naveen (ul-Haq), who is a No. 10 batter,” the eyewitness said to the news agency PTI.
Seeing Mayers and Kohli getting into an argument, Gautam Gambhir got involved in order to settle things, however, he himself got indulged in a war of words. The eyewitness then reveals the exact words that Kohli and Gambhir said to each other during the heated altercation. He said:
“Gautam, sensing that things could turn ugly, pulled Mayers and told him not to have a conversation, when Virat made a comment. The heated exchange that followed seemed a bit juvenile,”
“Gautam asked ‘Kya bol raha hain bol’(What were you saying?) and Virat replied, ‘Maine aapko kuch bola hi naahin, aap kyon ghus rahein ho’ (Why are you coming in between when I haven’t told you anything).
“Gautam responded, ‘Tuney agar mere player ko bola hai, matlab tune meri family ko gaali diya hai. (You abused my player and that’s like abusing my family) and Virat’s reply was, ‘Toh aap apne family ko sambhal ke rakhiye’. (Then you take care of your family).
“Gambhir’s final reply before they were separated was, ‘Toh ab tu mujhe sikhayega…’ (So now I have to learn from you…).”
After the ugly spat, the BCCI slapped both Kohli and Gambhir with a heavy fine worth 100% of their match fees.
