Virat Kohli Indirect Attack On Gambhir And LSG From RCB Dressing Room | Cricket
Virat Kohli was unusually aggressive and lively in his celebration during the Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2023 match on Monday. This was the Kohli of old, who was the brick of every stone of the opposition. This form of Kohli is rarely seen on the cricket field nowadays, especially after he stepped down from all captaincy roles for the Indian side as well as Royal Challengers Bangalore. . But the LSG vs RCB rematch was different. It brought out the hyper-aggressive, feisty side of Kohli. the reason? Lucknow Super Giants mentor Gautam Gambhir’s animated celebration after the last ball win against RCB at the Chainaswamy Stadium on the eve of the tournament.
Kohli celebrated each LSG wicket with extra aggression. Each of his gestures, mannerisms and actions spoke a thousand words. It was a Kohli who wanted fire. He got it in the 17th over when LSG cricketers Naveen-ul-Haq and Amit Mishra exchanged words with him,
Things got worse after the match was over. Naveen and Kohli were once again close to each other during the handshake. moments later, Gambhir was seen moving towards Kohli, Old teammates and bitter rivals came face to face and things could have taken a turn for the worse had it not been for LSG captain KL Rahul, senior supporter Mishra and a few others.
In his first reaction after RCB defended 126 to win by 18 runs in a low-scoring match, Kohli could not hide his satisfaction. In a video posted by RCB on their social media handles, Kohli didn’t mince words in an indirect message to his detractors or anger him or his team. “It’s a sweet victory boys! Sweet victory, let’s go! If you can give it, you must take it, otherwise don’t give it”, he shouted in ecstasy after the victory.
“It was a really important win on the road. It’s a very sweet win for a number of reasons, most importantly the kind of character we showed defending that total. I think everyone believed we could win it.” And we ended up on the winning side which is really great,” commented Kohli, who along with Gambhir and Naveen BCCI imposed heavy fine For results in Monday’s match.
RCB’s 12th man also played a big role for the team as they thronged the stadium in huge numbers despite it being an away match.
Virat Kohli thanked all the RCB fans who turned up at the stadium during the match, who also played a role in motivating the players to give their best in an important match.
“The win was fantastic and the fact that we got more support than the home crowd is an incredible feeling, it tells you how much we are loved as a team and how people come out and support us,” he added. Let’s return.”
RCB will now play their next match in New Delhi on Saturday and will look to continue the momentum and consolidate their position in the race for the IPL 2023 playoffs.
