Amit Mishra makes explosive remark on Virat Kohli-Gautam Gambhir rivalry

Amit Mishra reveals that it was Gautam Gambhir who chose to forget old spat with Virat Kohli for the bigger picture.

Amit Mishra, Virat Kohli, and Gautam Gambhir, image courtesy: X

Former Indian leg-spinner, Amit Mishra made an explosive revelation about the altercation between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir which happened during IPL 2023 when RCB and LSG were locked in a fierce battle. Mishra revealed that it is the current India head coach, Gautam Gambhir who chose to finish the rancour in the latest edition of the tournament.

In 2023 when the Royal Challengers Bengaluru were engaged in their first leg fixture against the Lucknow Super Giants, after what turned out to be a thrilling match that saw its winner being determined in the last ball when Harshal Patel missed a run-out at the non-striker’s end, Virat Kohli got into an ugly spat with Naveen-ul-Haq eventually followed by Gautam Gambhir joining in the altercation. Amit Mishra was a part of the LSG squad in that very year and saw the duel from extremely close quarters.

I saw a good thing about Gautam. Virat Kohli didn't go towards him, Gautam went towards him. He went and asked 'How are you, how's your family.' So it was Gautam who ended the feud and not Kohli. So Gautam showed his big heart at that time. It should have been Kohli who should have gone and ended the feud. He should have gone and said 'Gauti bhai, let's end this.’

Amit Mishra said on the Subhankar Mishra podcast

Mishra played 22 Test matches in his international career claiming 76 wickets while registering 64 scalps from 36 ODIs. In T20Is, he did start in 10 games and claimed 16 wickets at an economy rate of 6.31.

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Virat Kohli had a deadbeat T20 World Cup with runs barely coming by. However, he saved his best for the most special occasion of all, as he fired home a crucial 76, bettering Gautam Gambhir’s record of 75 in the 2007 T20 World Cup finale. Kohli announced his farewell from the shortest format of the game following the conclusion of the biennial extravaganza.

Amit Mishra — Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli in 2011 WC, image courtesy: X

Gautam Gambhir was announced as the Indian head coach following the departure of Rahul Dravid and his entourage at the end of the T20 World Cup. Gambhir’s playing days saw him rising beyond the ordinary and playing two World Cup-winning knocks for Team India.

The first one of them came in 2007 T20 World Cup final where his 75 propelled India to the fighting total that eventually proved to be enough while scoring another crucial 97 in the grand finale to keep India afloat despite a couple of major whammies early on.

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