Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir: The real test of the coaching of Team India’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir is going to be in the ODI series to be held in Sri Lanka. This series is starting from August 2. In which the pair of Gambhir and Virat Kohli will be seen. Before this series, the latest photo of Gambhir-Virat has shaken the social media.]
A 3-match ODI series is to start between India and Sri Lanka from 2 August. This is the first ODI series of the tenure of new head coach Gautam Gambhir, while Virat Kohli is going to play in a fifty-over match for the first time after the final of the ODI World Cup 2023. Legends like Gambhir-Kohli are going to be seen together in Team India after years. While Gambhir is the head coach, Virat is the greatest batsman of this era. Earlier, when these two players used to face each other in the IPL, the atmosphere used to be hot, because there have been many fights between the two, however now the situation has changed.
The hatred that was going on for years between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli has ended. Now there are no complaints. Now if there is anything then it is love, respect and friendship. The testimony of which is the latest photo of both the legends, which fans are liking a lot on social media. In this picture, the Delhi Boys type of bromance between Virat-Gambhir is seen. Seeing this, people are saying that it does not seem that there was ever a fight between the two.
Actually, the first dispute between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli happened in the year 2013. That year, there was a match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL, in which Gambhir and Virat got into a fight. What happened was that Kohli got out by giving a catch at extra cover on the ball of Lakshmipathi Balaji, after which Kohli said something to Balaji… As soon as Gambhir saw this scene, he started moving towards Kohli in anger. Both were fighting with each other, then Kolkata Knight Riders player Rajat Bhatia intervened.
The dispute ended in 2024
After this incident of IPL 2013, the conflict between Gambhir and Virat increased further. There was an argument between the two in IPL 2023. There was an on-field fight between Kohli and Lucknow bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, in which Gambhir was also involved. Gambhir was the mentor of the Lucknow team that season. This fight was much talked about, but when Kohli-Gambhir came face to face in IPL 2024, both of them hugged each other and ended the dispute.
What did Gambhir say about Kohli? (Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir)
Now Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli’s relationship is very good. After becoming the head coach of Team India, Gambhir showed more maturity and made it clear that he will do everything possible for the good of Team India. Regarding Kohli, Gambhir has said that ‘I respect him a lot as a player, I hope we will be able to work well together.
ODI series schedule 1st ODI: August 2 – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2nd ODI: August 4 – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 3rd ODI: August 7 – R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo India’s ODI squad against Sri Lanka
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
