Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Virat Kohli was fierce during the low-scoring thriller against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday, May 1 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow in the 2023 Indian Premier League. He was involved in a heated exchange with Lucknow Super Giants bowler Naveen-ul-Haq and mentor Gautam Gambhir.
Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir were fined 100 percent of their Match fees following the incident by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The duo admitted to a Level 2 offense under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct. Meanwhile, Mr. Naveen-ul-Haq admitted to the Level 1 offense under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct. He was fined 50 percent of his match fees.
In a video shared by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Virat Kohli reacted to the win and the incident. He said, “If you can give it, you got to take it, otherwise don’t give it.”
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It’s a sweet win and feels good for many reasons: Virat Kohli
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated the Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. They managed to defend a low score of 126 runs, bowling out the opposition for 108 runs. Josh Hazlewood and Karn Sharma took a couple of wickets each. Reacting to the win, Virat Kohli said,
“It was an important win on the road for us. The fact that we got more support than the home team is an unbelievable feeling. It tells you all about how much we are liked as a team and how people come out and back us. It’s a sweet win and feels good for many reasons. But most importantly, for the kind of character we showed defending that total, everyone had the belief that we could do it and we ended up on the winning side.”
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