Last Update on: June 12th, 2023 at 12:14 am
Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir opened up about the tiff between Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq during the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. He said that he stood for the Afghanistan pacer because he was completely right and it was his responsibility to be with him.
One of the main highlights of the IPL 2023 that is even now in the headlines is the verbal spat that took place between Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq during the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
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Tempers between the players flared during the game after Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq exchanged some words with each other on the field and then the same continued during the post-match handshakes as well. Both the players had to go at each other and were separated by their teammates.
As Virat Kohli was having a go at Naveen-ul-Haq, LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir then interrupted too which saw two greats of Indian cricket getting involved in that too. They had some harsh words to say to each other and were the main talking about.
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Gautam Gambhir has finally opened up about the incident. He said that it was an argument between the two individuals on the field and he took the stand of Naveen-ul-Haq because he felt he was completely right. He admitted that if his team’s pacer was wrong, he would’ve never supported him. Speaking to News 18 Hindi, he said:
“I have a lot of fights on the cricket field, I always keep them limited to the cricket field. A lot of people said a lot of things and demanded that I give interviews for TRP. There is no need for a flashback, it was an argument between two individuals that happened on the cricket field. If it had happened outside, you would have called it a fight, this was just two individuals who wanted to win for their team.
“I will just say this and not elaborate much, and I will say what I did, which I will endorse as I did for a person who was completely right in that match. If I felt Naveen Ul-Haq did nothing wrong, it was my responsibility to stand with him. If my teammate is wrong, I will never stand with him.”
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“My fight with Virat or Dhoni is not personal; It is just about the match,” says Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir further went on to say that he shares the same equation with MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli and he respects every player he played with and who played for India. He explained:
“My equation with MS Dhoni, is the same as my equation with Virat Kohlil. My fight with Virat or Dhoni is not personal; It is just about the match. They also want to win. It should stay on the field. I respect every player I played with and who played for India,”
The trio of Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, and MS Dhoni have contributed significantly to India and were the main reasons behind India Winning the 2011 World Cup.
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