Gambhir ended feud with Virat Kohli, should have been other way: Mishra recalls IPL 2023’s epic face-off

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khelja|16-07-2024

Former Indian spinner Amit Mishra opened up on Virat Kohli's IPL 2023 feud with Gautam Gambhir. In a recent interaction, Mishra recalled the epic face-off between Gambhir and Kohli during Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) home clash versus the then-known as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2023. Kohli took a jibe at Lucknow pacer Naveen-ul-Haq and Kyle Mayers, after the game, which wasn't well received by LSG mentor Gambhir and the two came face-to-face before being separated from others.
Nonetheless, the two moved past this on-field feud during IPL 2024. Mishra, who has been part of the LSG camp since the franchise's addition in 2022, opened up on Gambhir-Kohli face-off and revealed that it was the former who ended things peacefully. 'Gautam showed his big heart at that time. It should have been Kohli...' Speaking on YouTuber Shubhankar Mishra's show, Mishra said, "I saw a good thing about Gautam. Virat Kohli didn't go towards him, Gautam went towards him. He went and asked 'How are you, how's your family.' So it was Gautam who ended the feud and not Kohli." He added, "So Gautam showed his big heart at that time. It should have been Kohli who should have gone and ended the feud. He should have gone and said 'Gauti bhai, let's end this."   Both Gambhir and Kohli were also involved in a heated exchange during IPL 2013. Back then, Kohli was captaining the RCB whereas Gambhir was in-charge of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) camp. While they moved past it and played together for India after that, the IPL 2023 face-off made heads turn. However, the duo once again patched things up in IPL 2024, when Gambhir was mentoring KKR whereas Kohli remained an integral part of the RCB camp (now known as Royal Challengers Bengaluru). Gambhir and Kohli will now work together once again in the Indian team, with the former replacing Rahul Dravid as India's head coach. He will hold the post until 2027 ODI World Cup.