Kohli vs Gambhir: ‘If you can give it, take it’

Candidly captured while celebrating with the rest of the players, Kohli was seen saying, “That’s a nice win guys. A nice win. If you can give it, take it. Otherwise don’t give it.”

In celebrating that victory, Gambhir was seen silencing the Chinnaswamy crowd, a gesture Kohli repeated at Ekana Stadium.

Back in the dressing room, speaking directly to the camera, Kohli added: “It was a really important win for us. To have more support from the home crowd is an incredible feeling. It tells you everything about how much we are appreciated as a team and how people are coming out and supporting us. It’s a very nice win. Feels very good for many reasons but mainly because of the kind of character we showed defending that total [126]. I think everyone believed we could do it and we were on the winning side, which is great.”

The IPL took note of the altercation and fined both Kohli and Gambhir 100% of their match money. They were found to be in violation of Article 2.21 of the tournament’s code of conduct, which covers all types of behavior that discredits the game, including unruly public behavior.