Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri feels the time has come for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) mentor Gautam Gambhir to end their long-running feud. Kohli and Gambhir once again came face to face during their team’s IPL 2023 match in Lucknow on Tuesday. The post-match brawl resulted in both Kohli and Gambhir being fined 100 percent of their match fees.
The war of words between Kohli and Gambhir has left fans as well as cricket veterans divided over the issue. Shastri believes that both Kohli and Gambhir should sit and talk.
“I think the money will drop in a day or two. And they will realize that it could have been handled in a much better way. Both play for the same state and have played a lot of cricket. Gautam is a double World Cup winner And Virat is an icon. Both come from Delhi. I think the best thing would be to sit them both down and end it once and for all,” Shastri said on Star Sports.
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Apart from his on-field spat with Gambhir, former RCB and Team India captain Kohli also had heated arguments with Naveen-ul-Haq and Kyle Mayer. Kohli and Gambhir were duly punished by the BCCI after admitting to breaching the IPL’s code of conduct. While LSG bowler Naveen lost 50 per cent of his match pay, Gambhir and Kohli were fined 100 per cent of their match fees as their offense was treated as a Level 2 offence, which attracts higher penalties. Was.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, however, suggested that the fine may not be sufficient and that the players involved could be suspended for a few games so that such an incident does not recur on the cricket field.
“So, my point, is to do something which will ensure that these things don’t happen again. If you want to know, as happened with Harbhajan and Sreesanth 10 years ago, you have to see them step aside for a few matches. Have to say. Make sure you do something that makes sure that doesn’t happen and anything that hurts the team. It’s tough,” Gavaskar said.