Gautam Gambhir got 'carried away' before Virat Kohli spat in separate incident, reveals LSG bowler Naveen-ul-Haq

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The cricket lovers vividly remember the infamous Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli spat in the IPL 2023.

The pair collided vehemently against each other after an IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Supergiants.

As RCB won the match, Virat Kohli got involved with LSG's Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq and Caribbean batter Kyle Mayers. Then LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir got involved soon and had a heated spat with Gambhir. The pair had to be separated by other players as things turned sour.

But there was bad blood between the two teams throughout last season. Lucknow won a thriller against RCB in Bangalore, where they chased down more than 200 runs and won in the final ball. Avesh Khan scored the run and celebrated by throwing his helmet, and Gambhir was seen shushing the Chinnaswamy crowd.

And LSG pacer Naveen-ul-Haq says his former mentor Gambhir got carried away and shushed the fans because of a against-the-spirit action by a Bangalore bowler.

"Gautam Gambhir got carried away [with the shush gesture] because in the previous game, when we needed 1 off 1, one of their bowlers wanted to run the non-striker out while running into bowl. It was the last wicket. It got heated because the bowler missed taking the bails off. Spirit-wise it wasn't looking good because it had proven to be such a good game by then. It would have been a shame had it ended in a run-out. Because of that, he wanted to silence the crowd. He is a passionate guy, and so is Virat," Naveen said to Zalmi TV.

Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli also clashed against each other during their playing days. Gambhir and Kohli were captains of KKR and RCB back then when the duo locked horns on the field. As Gambhir has already made a return to KKR as mentor, it is to be seen if any new ignition spruts out this season.