A competitive game of IPL cricket on Monday night in Lucknow was followed by a showdown between two Indian cricket legends that's likely to snowball over the next few weeks.
RCB's Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants' mentor Gautam Gambhir were involved in a heated post-match spat that has now seen both be fined 100 percent of their match fee. The incident happened after the teams shook hands post RCB's 18-run win.
Though both players have not made official statements, Virat posted a cryptic message on his instagram this morning.
'Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth' read the post.
Videos have surfaced on social media that show Kohli and Gambhir exchanging words and an animated Gambhir, expressing his resentment at something said or done by Kohli, being stopped by LSG players from charging at his former India and Delhi Ranji Trophy teammate.
Kohli and Gambhir eventually had an animated exchange of words before being separated by other players and coaches to control things before it went out of hand.
The Delhi natives have a history of on-field and off-field fights. Matters first came to head a few years back when Gambhir was leading Kolkata Knight Riders and Kohli was captaining RCB and the two players exchanged words on the field.
They then reconciled and photos of them hugging each other went viral on social media last year. However, three weeks back, videos surfaced on social media of Gambhir celebrating animatedly as Kohli got out during their first clash of the season.
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