Virat Kohli And Gautam Gambhir Share A Warm Hug After The Match: The Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a heart-wrenching 1-run defeat in a thrilling clash against the Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
KKR posted 222/6 batting first, and RCB’s batters had a decent fight. Karn Sharma played a crucial cameo of 20 runs towards the end. However, on the last delivery of the match, RCB needed 3 runs to win but could only manage one, ending their innings at 221 runs.
Gambhir Praised RCB’s Performance
Minutes after their narrow defeat to the Kolkata Knight Riders by one run, Gautam Gambhir’s remarks on the situation might add insult to injury for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He wrote:
“Phenomenal display of character by RCB today,”
Check out the Tweet:
Phenomenal display of character by RCB today!
— Gautam Gambhir (Modi Ka Parivar) (@GautamGambhir) April 21, 2024
Virat Kohli And Gautam Gambhir Share A Warm Hug After The Match
Meanwhile, after the match, Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir also shared a warm hug. Fans on social media were quick to react to the moment, check out the best reactions here:
After the match in Kolkata, the home team has climbed to second place in the points table, while RCB finds themselves at the bottom with just one win from seven games.
Gambhir had recently expressed his enthusiasm for matches against RCB, indicating that he’s always eager for the showdown. He shared:
“One team which I wanted to beat every time and probably in my dreams was RCB,”
He added: “Wanted to. Probably the second-most high-profile team and flamboyant team. The owner and the squad with Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Not won anything, still thought they won everything. Can’t take that kind of an attitude.”