No Love Lost! Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir Hug on Field During RCB vs KKR in IPL 2024 | WATCH

Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli were seen embracing each other during the strategic break of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) – Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) game in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Friday.

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The pair, arguably the greatest Indian cricketers of the modern era, have had several on-field spats over the years as the two have been involved in numerous heated exchanges on the cricket field.

The two teams, RCB and KKR, have come up against each other in 32 matches in the tournament with KKR having the upper hand with 18 wins. Even in their last five encounters, Kolkata Knight Riders have maintained a dominant record, winning four out of the five matches against RCB.

Notably, KKR won the IPL twice in 2012 and 2014 while RCB are still in the hunt for their maiden trophy after 16 seasons.

Gambhir and ex-RCB skipper Kohli found themselves embroiled in an intense on-field altercation following a match between RCB and the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) — Gambhir was mentoring the team at that time.

“One team I wanted to beat every time and probably even in my dreams was RCB…The second-most high-profile team and flamboyant team with the owner and with the squad; Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers,” Gambhir had told official broadcaster Star Sports.

“Honestly not won anything, still thought that they won everything with that kind of attitude and (i) can’t take that. And probably the three best wins that KKR have ever had were against RCB — the first time; the first game of the IPL, Brendan McCollum against RCB. (The) 49 all out…RCB. 6 overs 100. Probably the only time in IPL where in the first 6 overs 100 was scored; Chris Lynn and Sunil Narayan,” Gambhir added.

The former India batter praised RCB for their star-studded batting unit while expressing his desire. “We always knew that they are a very strong side and probably the most aggressive batting unit as well. Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers. What can get better than that? If one thing I want out of my IPL career or even one thing I would love to have been again go on the cricket field and beat RCB,” said Gambhir.

(With inputs from Agencies)