“Not only a fair play award, but also an Oscar award,” Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri joke about Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir’s reconciliation 

Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli have been involved in feuds during the IPL.

“Not only a fair play award, but also an Oscar award,” Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri joke about Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir’s reconciliation 

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir (Images via Imago and IPL)

On 29th of March, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) hosted rivals Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the 10th match of the 2024 IPL. The match did end in a loss for RCB, but something occurred in the 16th over that took the spotlight. 

During the strategic timeout after the 16th over, Gautam Gambhir stepped onto the field to talk to his players. And during that time, the KKR mentor met up with Virat Kohli and they hugged. They chatted for sometime, before departing for the dugout. 

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When the two hugged it out, commentators Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar started joking about it. Shastri joked that KKR needed to be awarded the fair-play award for the hug, but Gavaskar believed that wouldn’t be enough. 

Not only a fair play award, but also an Oscar award.
Sunil Gavaskar said on-air

Virat Kohli unhappy with how RCB played 

On 29th of March, RCB also became the first team to lose at home after KKR chased down 183 with 19 balls to spare. After the match, Virat Kohli was awarded the Player of the Match for his 84*. He gave a speech to his team, where he stated the team didn’t play up to their potential. 

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (Image via Imago)
On a more serious note, we had a tough night, we all know that. We are much better than that, so, as long as we accept it, and move forward with the same courage, and the same belief in our skills. That is all we can come up with, so let us stay on that path.
Virat Kohli said after the match

Kohli currently has the Orange Cap, scoring 181 runs in three innings. Heinrich Klassen is 2nd, behind by 38 runs. 

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