Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, the two former captains of the Indian Premier League, have always brightened up the IPL with their infrequent clashes while representing their respective franchises.
In the Indian Premier League 2024, the fans were ready to witness another banter between two renowned personalities of the Indian Premier League, but they were all shocked when they saw these two biggest rivals shaking hands in match number 10 of the Indian Premier League. The match was between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Kolkata Knight Riders in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Their rivalry in the Indian Premier League 2024 is finally done and dusted. They both shook hands together. However, they have been the most hyped rivals in the history of the Indian Premier League and have always been in the limelight.
List of Kohli-Gambhir Clash that took in the past:
Virat Kohli, former captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, is now a specialist batter for the franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Gautam Gambhir, the former cricketer, is working as a mentor in Indian Premier League 2024 for the team Kolkata Knight Riders. They both have played immense cricket together for the Indian Cricket Team and have mutual respect.
However, when we talk about their Indian Premier League journey, they always have been in the highlights of the IPL and have lit up the Indian Premier League with their occasional clashes while representing their respective franchises in different roles.
They have shared the dressing room for more than 5 years. They both have played some crucial roles in India’s victory in the 2011 World Cup. Gambhir was a senior of Virat Kohli and was also part of the Delhi unit during Kohli’s First-Class Debut in the year 2007. Kohli was incredible in his performance and soon he had a responsibility to lead India by replacing Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Gambhir, before his retirement journey, had also played two tests in his career under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli vs Gautam Gambhir: Indian Premier League 2013
The very first clash between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir came in the Indian Premier League Season 6. Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore were playing in Bangalore where Gambhir and Kohli got engaged in a verbal fight after the RCB skipper got out at the score of 35 runs while chasing. Kohli was walking back towards the pavilion, but returned after Gambhir poked him. They both got into a heated argument and were later stopped by the other KKR players.
Virat Kohli vs Gautam Gambhir: Indian Premier League 2015
The second clash between both the Delhi boys came in the Indian Premier League Season 8. Coincidentally, this tussle between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir came at the same venue in Bengaluru.
In Indian Premier League Season 8, both skippers faced off twice in the tournament and the former team of Royal Challengers Bangalore did better than Kolkata Knight Riders in both the matches.
Virat and Gambhir, known for their aggressive mindset, were once again caught arguing on the ground after the Kolkata Knight Riders got defeated by Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets. It was not as serious as the 2013 fight, but it gave enough time for the media to capture those moments and highlight them in front of the world.
Virat Kohli vs Gautam Gambhir: Indian Premier League 2023
Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli came into the limelight once again in the 16th season of the Indian Premier League. Both the legends got engaged in a fight once again, but this time the clash was not between the skippers but between a skipper and a mentor.
In a nail-biting match between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants, the Giants somehow pulled a victory by one wicket. Gambhir, as the team mentor of LSG, poked the home crowd of Royal Challengers Bengaluru with a “finger on the lips”.
In the next match between both of them, the RCB came to the home ground of LSG. Kohli, who never hides his emotions, returned the same gestures to the audience of Lucknow after defeating the Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs.
The on-field tussle was first started between the LSG pacer Naveen-ul-haq and Virat Kohli, which was later carried on after the game. Lucknow Super Giants opener, Kyle Mayers, then approached Virat and had a verbal argument with him, when Gambhir came and pulled his player away from Kohli. But after a few seconds, the camera caught both Kohli and Gambhir in a heated exchange, which was later controlled by the team members of both teams.
Virat Kohli vs Gautam Gambhir: IPL Records
Gautam Gambhir Indian Premier League Stats:
Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | 6s | 4s | N/0 | Highest | IPL Winnings |
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154 | 4217 | 31.24 | 123.88 | 0 | 36 | 59 | 491 | 17 | 93 | 2 (2014,2016) |
Virat Kohli Indian Premier League Stats:
Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | 6s | 4s | N/0 | Highest | IPL Winnings |
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240 | 7444 | 37.79 | 130.28 | 7 | 52 | 241 | 658 | 35 | 113 | 0 |