During the league match between RCB and Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2023 and even after the match, there was a heated argument between the two players, due to which LSG’s mentor Gautam Gambhir also jumped into it and then he also had a heated argument with Kohli. This incident had made a lot of headlines and now Gautam Gambhir has opened his mouth on this matter.
Full right to defend the player
Gautam Gambhir, who was the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants, while talking about the Kohli and Naveen Ul Haq controversy, said that it was his job to defend his player and I will not give anyone the right to defend his player. misbehave with. The former Indian cricketer says that no one can come and dominate his players. Being a mentor, it is his responsibility to protect his players and save them from every bad thing.
While talking on ANI Podcast, Gambhir said that being a mentor, my thinking is a little different and my perception is quite different. I believe that I cannot see anyone misbehaving with my players. If something is happening on the field during the match, then I cannot do or say anything there, but after the match is over, if someone does not behave normally with my player, then I have the power to defend that player. Have complete right to do so.
Interestingly, this was not the first time that Gambhir and Kohli had such a heated argument. Gambhir has already clashed with the RCB star player during his playing days, during IPL 2013.
Kohli-Naveen patched up but Gambhir had another controversy in LLC
Gambhir has given his opinion on that incident, but before that, everything had gone well between Virat Kohli and Naveen Ul Haq during the India-Afghanistan match in the ODI World Cup 2023 and both had patched up.
But recently, Gautam Gambhir also had a clash with former fast bowler S Sreesanth on the cricket field. During the Legends League cricket, both the players clashed with each other and there was a fierce argument between them. Later, Sreesanth revealed on social media that Gambhir had called him a ‘fixer’ during the match.
Talking about Gambhir, he was the mentor of the Lucknow team in IPL 2023, but now he has once again associated with KKR and has become the mentor of this team. Gambhir made KKR IPL champion in 2012 and 2014 under his captaincy.
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