Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli share hug before Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL match

Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli shared a warm moment between them before the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders match as the Kolkata mentor hugged Kohli.

Coming into the match, the overall narrative was the frosty relationship between the two players but the hug at least for the time being, put the animosity to bed.

Last season in the IPL, in a nailbiting finish in Bengaluru, Lucknow Super Giants pipped RCB by one wicket. Gambhir was there in the LSG dugout this team as the team mentor and the former India batter provoked the home crowd with a ‘finger on his lips’ response at them.

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In the reverse fixture in Lucknow, Kohli returned the gesture to the Lucknow crowd after an 18-run win. An on-field tussle with LSG pacer Naveen-ul-Haq then carried on after the game. Kohli was then approached by LSG’s Kyle Mayers for a chat, when Gambhir intervened and pulled his player away from the RCB batter. Soon, the cameras caught Kohli and Gambhir in a heated exchange, prompting a host of players from both teams to hop in and control the situation.

The two were later seen in an embrace inside the dressing room.

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