“Sometimes You Need To…”: West Indies Star Kyle Mayers Finally Opens Up On Banter With Virat Kohli During IPL | Cricket News

One of probably the most talked about incident of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 was the face-off of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Virat Kohli with Lucknow Super Giants members, significantly mentor Gautam Gambhir and pacer Naveen-ul-Haq. Throughout the match, Kohli might be seen being fairly animated at any time when an LSG batter was getting dismissed in the course of the chase. After the match ended, the Kohli and Gambhir shook palms and issues regarded completely regular. Then, LSG opener Kyle Mayers walked as much as Kohli and began saying one thing to the RCB nice.

It was at this level, Gambhir got here and took Mayers away. A short time after this incident, visuals from the match confirmed Gambhir being fairly animated and saying one thing to Kohli, who gave the impression to be the calmer particular person between the 2. Other gamers, together with KL Rahul, and help employees separated the 2. Then, Kohli was seen having a prolonged chat with LSG captain Rahul.

Mayers not too long ago opened up on the ‘banter’ that he he had with Kohli in the course of the IPL. “You had a little bit of banter with Virat Kohli in the IPL, what do you think of his aggression in the game?” Kyle Mayers was requested on Fan Code.

“It’s great, sometimes you need to get at your opposition, to create any chance to get out of the game. Being aggressive is always good, it shows courage and the willingness to get your team over the line,” mentioned Mayers in reply.

Kyle Mayers on Kohli vs Rohit and aggression within the sport. BTW, that is solely on FanCode #INDvWIAdFreeonFanCode #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/6Ziq45oXJp

— FanCode (@FanCode) August 5, 2023

Both Kohli and Gambhir had been fined after the incident. In its launch, the IPL mentioned: “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.

“Gambhir admitted to the Level 2 offence below Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct. Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Virat Kohli has been fined 100 per cent of his match payment for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct in the course of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Kohli admitted to the Level 2 offence below Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct,” IPL said in a press release.