Virat Kohli (left) and Gautam Gambhir ahead of KKR vs RCB IPL 2024 match.© X (formerly Twitter)
Kolkata Knight Riders are set to take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens in the 36th match of Indian Premier League 2024 on Sunday. It will be a day game that will see the two sides locking horns with each other. The RCB squad has already reached Kolkata and started preparations for the game with the home team also getting ready for the match-up. Ahead of the high-octane clash, a video of Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir is going viral on social media in which the duo can be seen having a lively chat at Eden Gardens during the training session.
The video was shared by KKR’s social media account. Watch it here:
#KnightLive | Stay tuned for more action from KKR and RCB’s pre-match training session at Eden Gardens#AmiKKR | Gautam Gambhir | Virat Kohli pic.twitter.com/M1LFBm9dFQ
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 20, 2024
The relationship between Kohli and Gambhir had turned sour last year when the duo when involved in a verbal argument at the end of RCB’s IPL 2023 match vs Lucknow Super Giants. Gambhir was the mentor of the Lucknow-based team back then. Gambhir ended up having a sour bond with Kohli as the latter had a tussle with LSG pacer Naveen-ul-Haq.
However, the ongoing season saw both of them hugging it out. Gambhir, who is now the mentor of KKR, was seen coming forward and hugging Kohli during RCB’s first-leg match against KKR at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on March 29. Photo and videos of the hug had gone viral on social media.
Earlier, Kohli had hugged Afghanistan pacer Naveen as well during an ODI World Cup 2023 match, which took place after the IPL 2023 clash between the two players. Virat Kohli later revealed people’s reaction to his hugs.
“People are disappointed by my behaviour. I hugged Naveen. Then the other day Gauti bhai came and hugged me. Because your masala got over, you are doing ‘wooh wooh’,” Virat Kohli said at an event, where the people started shouting as the former Indian cricket team captain mentioned the name of Gautam Gambhir while replying to a question.
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