Another ugly face-off between Kohli and Gambhir during IPL game, both fined 100% of match fees

Star India batter Virat Kohli and former opener Gautam Gambhir added another chapter to their bitter rivalry as they got involved in an ugly faceoff after the Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants hereKohli one of RCBs batting mainstays and Gambhir the LSG mentor were seen having a heated argument after the Bengalurubased side won the match by 18 runs on Monday nightBoth were on Tuesday fined 100 per cent of their match fees for breaching Article 221 of IPL code of conduct which relates to public acts of misconduct unruly public behaviour and inappropriate comments detrimental to the interest of the gameAlso ReadIPL 2023 Josh Hazlewood Karn Sharma pick two wickets each as RCB defend 126 beat LSG by 18 runsKohli seemed to be referring to the spat with his former India and Delhi state teammate when he said you got to take it otherwise dont give it after the matchThats a sweet win boys A sweet win Lets go If you can give it you got to take it Otherwise dont give it Kohli said in a video published by his team on YouTube where he was seen celebrating with the rest of the RCB playersThe trigger was probably the interaction between Kohli who seemed animated throughout the fielding innings of RCB and LSG opener Kyle MayersWhile the players were shaking hands after the match LSG bowler NaveenulHaq who was also fined 50 per cent of his match fee and Kohli were seen exchanging words and RCBs Glenn Mexwell separated themThis was followed by Gambhir pulling away Mayers while the latter was speaking with KohliJust after that Gambhir was seen charging towards Kohli even as LSG players including the injured captain KL Rahul tried to restrain him Eventually Kohli and Gambhir got involved in a heated argument with players from both sides surrounding themGambhir looked the more animated of the two and was repeatedly held back from charging towards Kohli by the LSG players and support staff This was after the two had shaken handsInitially Kohli was seen holding Gambhirs shoulder but as the exchange continued veteran spinner Amit Mishra RCB captain Faf du Plessis and LSG assistant coach Vijay Dahiya stepped in to separate the duoAfter the altercation Kohli was also seen talking to LSG skipper RahulKohli and Gambhir are former India teammates and have played together for the Delhi state side but they have had a history of faceoffsThey were also involved in a faceoff 10 years ago in the IPL during RCBs match against Kolkata Knight Riders in BengaluruThe last time when LSG and RCB clashed in Bengaluru in this edition Gambhir had gestured towards the Bengaluru crowd with a shut up signRCB director of operations Mike Hesson said the ugly incident could have something to do with that match at Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 10 when LSG won by one wicket off the last ballI guess after the last match at Chinnaswamy where we lost off the last ball it always felt like we were really desperate to get this one So I think you probably saw a little bit of that boil over tonight Hesson said in the video posted on RCB Twitter handleDu Plessis on his part said he has no problems with a pumpedup KohliThats the best version of Virat isnt it Du Plessis said in the videoTo see him pumped up like that Thats when hes at his best Its really awesome to be a part of it My job is to keep things calm on the field which I thought we did really wellFormer India captain Anil Kumble was however not impressed with the behaviour of Kohli and Gambhir saying showing emotions in the way it happened on Monday was unacceptableA lot of emotion goes in but you dont want to be displaying those emotions here This is important you need to have a conversation But this is something thats unacceptable Kumble told the broadcastersNo matter what you have to respect the opposition and the game Once a game is over you have to shake hands and tip your hat off not to the player but to the game because thats something you need to respectI dont know what was spoken some things may have been personal and you dont want that on the cricket field But with Gautam and Virat and the players involved it wasnt the nicest thing to see added the legendary spinnerThe IPL said in a statement that both Kohli and Gambhir admitted to breach of its code of conduct rulesLSG Mentor Gautam Gambhir has been fined 10037 of his match fee for breaching IPL Code of Conduct during IPL 2023 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore Mr Gambhir admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 221 of IPL Code of Conduct the statement saidRCB batter Virat Kohli has been fined 100 per cent of his match fee for breaching IPL Code of Conduct during IPL 2023 match against LSG Mr Kohli admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 221 of IPL Code of ConductLSG bowler NaveenulHaq has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for breaching IPL Code of Conduct during IPL 2023 match against RCB Mr NaveenulHaq admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 221 of IPL 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