The clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 features two players with a shared history – Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir ). The two last faced off in IPL 2023, creating one of the most enduring scenes in Indian cricket history. Gambhir, who was linked with Lucknow Supergiants last year, got into a heated argument with Virat Kohli on the field after a match against RCB. Both men were slapped with hefty fines over the incident. This isn’t the first time the two have had an argument on the court.
However, exactly the opposite happened in RCB’s match against KKR on Friday. Gautam Gambhir walked up to Virat Kohli and hugged the RCB star during a strategic timeout.
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Gautam Gambhir went to Virat Kohli and congratulated him on turning fifty.pic.twitter.com/CARSE7gcvf
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Gautam Gambhir went to Virat Kohli and congratulated him on turning fifty. pic.twitter.com/PTtL4sdY1u
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Before the match, the official broadcaster of IPL shared an old video of Gambhir in which he made some interesting observations about RCB.
“The one team I want to beat every time, even in my dreams, is RCB. Probably the second highest profile team, a gorgeous team with a boss and a team – Chris Gayle, V Rat Kohli, AB de Villiers. Honestly didn’t win it all, still think they won it all. This attitude. I can’t accept it. Maybe KKR’s three best ever wins were against RCB,” Gautam Gambhir said in the video.
“The one thing I want in my cricket career is to go out there and beat RCB.”
Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Andre Russell has praised Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and said they have “great match-winners” in their squad.
Russell said in the pre-match press conference that KKR will not take RCB for granted as they can take away any game. The Caribbean all-rounder added that the Bengaluru-based outfit has a good bowling unit.
“My mentality was very clear, especially after winning and getting some runs. [But] I don’t take anything for granted. RCB are a fantastic team and they have some great match-winning players who can take the game away from us. They also have a good bowling unit. So I hope if I’m faced with five, six, seven, eight balls in the backfield, I can make the most of it. But I hope the other batsmen can come to the party tomorrow and at least get some time in the middle,” Russell was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
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