Thursday, April 11, 2013

Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir warned for ugly spat

Source : TOI -

The incident happened off the first delivery of the 10th over bowled by Lakshmipathy Balaji. Kohli, who had hit Pradeep Sangwan for two sixes, went for a wild slash but was caught in the sweeper cover region. As Gambhir and other players walked towards cover region to celebrate the dismissal, Kohli instead of trudging back to the pavilion walked towards short extra cover and apparently made a remark. Suddenly, Gambhir was seen walking angrily towards his junior India teammate. However it was another Delhi lad Rajat Bhatia, who got in between them and tried to calm Gambhir down. This was not the first spat between Indian players during an IPL encounter. Gambhir and Kohli have been not only played together for the country but also for their state side Delhi, North Zone and same office side ONGC. Both Gambhir and Kohli sought to downplay the incident at the presentation ceremony. "Some things happen in the heat of the moment...its nothing", Gambhir said when asked whether he would have a cup of tea with his Royal Challengers Bangalore counterpart on Thursday night. Kohli also shrugged off the on-field spat, saying "what's done on the field is done". Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir warned for ugly spat Skippers Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, who were involved in an ugly spat during Royal Challengers' match against the Knight Riders, were warned and reprimanded for breaching the IPL code of conduct. Kohli and Gambhir were involved in an on-field altercation after the latter was dismissed in the 10th over of the innings. As Gambhir and other players walked towards cover region to celebrate the dismissal, Kohli instead of trudging back to the pavilion walked towards short extra cover and apparently made a remark. Suddenly, Gambhir was seen walking angrily towards his junior India teammate. However it was another Delhi lad Rajat Bhatia, who got in between them and tried to calm Gambhir down. Both skippers admitted to the Level One offence (Article 2.1.4) of using language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during the match. For Level 1 breaches of the IPL Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding.

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