Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir have been two of the most iconic figures for India in cricket. Virat Kohli has been a legend in his own right throughout his career. On the other hand, Gautam Gambhir has come out clutch in important moments for India, like the T20 World cup 20007 final and the ODI World Cup 2011 final. However, the relationship between the two Delhi boys have been bittersweet in the IPL. In IPL 2013, both of them clashed together for the first time during the RCB vs KKR game in Bengaluru. There was a heated exchange between the two players which escalated to a fight.
Fast forward to IPL 2023, there was yet another heated altercation and verbal fight between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli when LSG and RCB clashed in Lucknow. In IPL 2024, Gautam Gambhir moved from LSG to KKR as mentor. Fans eagerly anticipated to another heated clash between KKR and RCB and Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir taking the centre stage. However, we got to see a completely different picture between the two players in the middle of the RCB innings.
Sunil Gavaskar’s Perfect Comment On The Hug Between Virat Kohli And Gautam Gambhir
During the first strategic time out break during RCB’s innings, Gautam Gambhir came to the field. He went towards Virat Kohli, had a chat with him with a smile and both of them hugged each other. It was a moment of the ages which broke the internet. It was so good to see both the legendary warriors of India embracing each other and giving a thing to cheer for all the fans in the middle of a heated battle.
Ravi Shastri, who was on air during that moment described the moment and said: “Fairplay award to KKR for this hug between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir.” Sunil Gavaskar replied back with the perfect comment. He said: “Not only a fairplay award, but also an Oscar award.”
