“No one can come and…,” Gautam Gambhir feels fighting with Virat Kohli after latter’s fight with Naveen-ul-Haq in IPL 2023 was the RIGHT thing to do

Earlier this year, Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq shared a heated argument during the match between the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

“No one can come and…,” Gautam Gambhir feels fighting with Virat Kohli after latter’s fight with Naveen-ul-Haq in IPL 2023 was the RIGHT thing to do

Virat Kohli, Naveen-ul-Haq, Gautam Gambhir (Images via ESPNcricinfo)

Gautam Gambhir and his on-field altercations with opposition team members are well known. He got involved in spats with the likes of Shahid Afridi, Virat Kohli, and recently S Sreesanth.

Kohli and Gambhir got embroiled in two ugly on-field fights, both in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Earlier this year, Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq shared a heated argument during the match between the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

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The argument continued even after the match, with Gambhir joining the bandwagon. During a recent interview with ANI, the 2011 World Cup winner recalled that incident and defended his actions. Gambhir said he did not say anything during the match, but off the field, he believes he has a right to defend his players.

As a mentor, no one can come and walk over my players. I have got a very different belief. Till the time the game was on, I had no right to interfere, but once the game was over, if someone still got into a heated argument with my players, I have all the right to defend them.
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Gautam Gambhir accepts he made derogatory gestures during the 2023 Asia Cup

During a match in the 2023 Asia Cup, Gautam Gambhir showed his middle finger to a section of fans in the stadium. When the video became viral, some reports said that ‘Kohli, Kohli’ chants made Gambhir show his middle finger towards the fans.

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Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

However, Gambhir later defended himself, saying as some Pakistani fans were chanting some anti-India slogans, he needed to shut them up. During the ANI podcast, Gambhir said that he accepts he made the wrong gesture in the heat of the moment, and that he shouldn’t have reacted that way.

Gambhir explained further, saying everyone reacts differently as per their different mindset. He also criticized journalists for not producing accurate reports of the incident.

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