WATCH | Gautam Gambhir shows middle finger to fans chanting Kohli-Kohli, defends 'Pak fans raised anti-India slogans'

After a video of Gautam Gambhir showing middle finger to Virat Kohli fans, the former Indian cricketer has broken silence on the matter

Sports    05-Sep-2023
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Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir has once again hit headlines for the wrong reasons. Remember the heated exchange between Virat Kohli and Gambhir during the IPL tournament?
 

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Controversial video became the talk of the town

 
Apparently, a video of the former Indian cricketer reacting to a group of fans chanting Kohli's name during the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 match in Sri Lanka went viral. In the video, Gambhir was escorted by an official and he showed middle finger to those fans who chanted Kohli's name.
 
 
Gambhir was slammed on social media for losing his temper as the former cricketer was believed to have gotten agitated by the 'Kohli-Kohli' chants at the match venue.
 

'Any Indian would react how I did'

 
Braking silence on the matter, Gambhir said he was troubled by some fans of the Pakistan cricket team.
 
Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter) on Monday, Gambhir said, “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. Not everything is as it seems. Any Indian would react how I did to the kind of slogans used against our nation. I love our players & I love my country."
 
 
Speaking to news agency ANI during India's match against Nepal, Gambhir asserted that some Pakistani fans hurled anti-India slogans when the former India opener was leaving the field. "What is shown on social media has no truth in it because people show whatever they want to show. There were 2-3 Pakistanis there who were speaking anti-India things and things on Kashmir. So, it was my natural reaction. I can't hear anything against my country. So, that was my reaction," Gambhir added.
 
 

Ugly face-off between Gambhir and Kohli in IPL

 
Earlier, Gambhir and Kohli were involved in a heated exchange after Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the IPL 2023. The mentor of the LSG franchise had approached Kohli aggressively after the IPL match. Kohli also had heated arguments with Naveen-ul-Haq and Kyle Mayers in the cash-rich league. The RCB star and LSG mentor were fined 100 percent of their match fees at the time.
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