Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli has been dominating the headlines and is trending on every social media ever since his on-field spat with Lucknow Super Giants mentor Gautam Gambhir during the Indian Premier League 2023 game number 43. Their on-field spat has become a topic of discussion with many former cricketers weighing in on the situation. A lot has already been said and written about the incident.
Virat Kohli Shared Viv Richards Interview On Instagram
On Wednesday, Virat Kohli took to his social media and old interview of West Indies legend Viv Richards along with the caption – “The Real Boss”.
In the interview, the legendary batter Viv 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. He said:
“Oh, that’s what I said. In terms of, after you are done with your chores (playing red-ball cricket) in IPL or CPL. Oh, man! I would have loved that,”
Watch the video of the old interview here:
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There is no doubt that cricketers around the world desire to play in the Indian Premier League, which is the most successful T20 league in the world.
Meanwhile, talking about the recent controversy, it has to be noted that both the Indian batting stalwarts Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir have been fined 100 percent of their match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct. Both Gambhir and Kohli admitted to the Level 2 offense under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct.
In its release, the IPL said:
“Lucknow Super Giants’ Mentor Gautam Gambhir has been fined 100 per cent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.”
“Mr Gambhir admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct.”
“Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Virat Kohli has been fined 100 per cent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
“Mr Kohli admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct.”
Virat Kohli will be next seen in action in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s next game which is against Delhi Capitals on Saturday, May 7.
