IPL: When Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli clashed during a KKR vs RCB match | Cricket News

Recently after Team India’s Champions Trophy triumph in Dubai, we might have seen the head coach Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli sharing laughs and giving each other high fives and tight hugs. But in their playing days, there was no love lost between Gambhir, former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain and former Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) captain Virat Kohli. The duo were once involved in an ugly on-field spat after the match during the IPL 2013. Kohli and Gambhir were seen exchanging words and had to be separated the two sets of players.
On Saturday, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru to kick-start the 18th edition of the IPL.
What happened?
Twelve years ago, Kohli and Gambhir were involved in an ugly spat at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
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Gambhir, then captain of KKR had a go at his counterpart Kohli, while celebrating his wicket. Things escalated with Kohli instead of trudging back to the pavilion, walked towards extra short cover and apparently made a remark.
Suddenly, Gambhir was seen walking angrily towards his Delhi and India teammate. However, it was another Delhi lad Rajat Bhatia, who got in between them and separated both of them or things might have gone out of hand.
KKR vs RCB head-to-head record
Matches played: 34
KKR won: 20
RCB won: 14
KKR vs RCB head-to-head record at Eden Gardens
Matches played: 12
KKR won: 8
RCB won: 4