“What Happened Between Gautam Gambhir And Virat Kohli…”: Kapil Dev On ‘Painful’ IPL Spat | Cricket News

The on-field verbal spat behind Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants mentor Gautam Gambhir through the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 resulted in an enormous controversy. Both of them have been handed hefty fines for his or her conduct and all the incident attracted criticism from a number of ex-cricketers. Legendary Indian cricket crew skipper Kapil Dev opened up about his emotions relating to the spat and stated that the Board for Cricket Control in India (BCCI) must “groom players to be good citizens” off the sector.

“They (BCCI) have to groom players to be good citizens also. What happened between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli in the IPL, it was painful for me,” Kapil said in an interview with The Week.

“My two most important people―Virat Kohli, one of the top batters in the world; Gambhir is now member of Parliament―how can they behave in such a manner? But sportsmen do lose their mind, from Pele to Don Bradman to all people,” the former India skipper added.

Meanwhile, former India fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad launched a scathing criticism of Team India after they were beaten by West Indies in the second ODI encounter in Barbados. India went into the match without Rohit Sharma and Kohli but the other batters were unable to make up for their absence.

“Despite the money and power, we have become used to celebrating mediocrity and are far from how champion sides are. Every team plays to win and so does India but their approach and attitude is also a factor for underperformance over a period of time,” he tweeted.

It’s been lengthy for the reason that IPL 2023 season concluded however the incident nonetheless stays recent within the minds of followers. Though there have been just a few incidents of altercations between two gamers within the league, nothing of that magnitude arguably ever befell.