After a post-match altercation in the IPL 2023, Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir were assessed a fine of the entire match fee.
The occurrence occurred after the game between Illustrious Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Goliaths on Monday, which the previous won by 18 runs.
In addition, Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq was penalized 50% of his match fee for breaking the league’s conduct code.
During a heated match in Lucknow, Kohli, and Naveen were seen arguing verbally.
Before engaging in combat, Kohli and Gambhir exchanged icy handshakes after the match.
Kohli was seen conversing with LSG batter Kyle Mayers before Gambhir interrupted the conversation.
Previous India chief Sunil Gavaskar, notwithstanding, wasn’t content with Kohli and Gambhir for having a go at one another.
These things are never appealing. What is a 100% match charge? What exactly is a match fee of 100 percent? If Kohli is on Rs 17 crore for RCB, that’s Rs 17 crore for 16 matches, including the semi-finals and finals.
Consequently, you are referring to a crore of rupees. Is he going to receive a fine of at least Rs 1 crore? Indeed, that is an incredibly, firm fine,” India Today cited Gavaskar as saying on Star Sports.
In order to avoid a situation similar to this one in the future, Gavaskar called for more severe punishments to be imposed on players.
“I am unaware of Gambhir’s circumstance. They ought to guarantee that this isn’t rehashed. Because the fine and punishment are so severe, you hope this does not happen again.
If you want to play it hard and competitively, you should. There was some banter while we were playing, but there was none of the aggression we see now.
It has a lot to do with the fact that everything is also shown on television.
Notably, in a 2013 IPL match, Kohli and Gambhir, who have both played for Delhi and India, got into a nasty argument on the field.