Gavaskar urges match suspension on Kohli-Gambhir spat

Gavaskar urges match suspension on kohli-gambhir spat0A day after Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) manager Gautam Gambir fought, former Indian cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar called for stiffer punishment to prevent similar incidents.

As a direct result of their incident, both Kohli and Gambhir have had the whole of their match money deducted. Kohli, who is widely known for his confrontational personality, became passionate throughout the match, yelling, hitting the air, and waving to the Lucknow fans with every dismissal. Bangalore successfully defended 126-9 in a low-scoring affair to extract payback.

During the period in which the players were shaking hands, it appeared that Kohli had a direct conversation with the bowler for Lucknow, Naveen-ul-Haq, who was then confronted by Gambhir.

During an interview with Star Sports, Gavaskar expressed his skepticism on the severity of the punishment meted out to both players, stating that the forfeiture of their match costs was insufficient. He responded by saying, “Well, I just saw the visuals a little while ago; I did not watch the match live yesterday.” These objects never have a positive appearance. What exactly is meant by the phrase “100% match fee”? What precisely is meant by a match fee that is one hundred percent? If it is Kohli, he is making maybe 17 crore for RCB, which implies that he will make 17 crore for a total of 16 matches, including both the semifinals and the finals. You are referring to one million Indian rupees, correct? Is he going to be punished more than one crore for this offense? To put it mildly, that’s a really hefty penalty.

Kohli, who is 34 years old, at first seemed to be attempting to reason with Gambhir; nevertheless, as the argument progressed, it turned heated, and the two players, who had previously competed against one another in an IPL match in 2013, needed to be removed by team mates.Gambhir, who is 41 years old, received a punishment equal to one hundred percent of his match fee for violating the tournament’s code of conduct, according to a statement released by the event’s organizers. Kohli also received a fine of a similar amount.

“I am not aware of the circumstances around Gambhir. They need to make sure that anything like this does not happen again. You are keeping your fingers crossed that this does not happen again since the fee and the penalty are both quite severe. If you want to challenge yourself, you need to play in a competitive manner. During the time that we played together, there was some lighthearted banter, but there was none of the aggressive behavior that we see now. A significant portion of it may be attributed to the fact that everything can also be seen on television. You have a tendency to put in a little bit more effort when you know that people are watching you on television, as Gavaskar pointed out.

In point of fact, the batting great advocated for the player to be suspended for a few games as one of the potential alternatives, so that their respective clubs would also face the burden.

“What I’m trying to say is that you should take action that will prevent such occurrences in the future. If it comes to it, you may have to ask them to stand away for a few of matches, just as it did ten years ago when Harbhajan and Sreesanth were involved in a similar situation. Make it a point to carry out an action that not only prevents the occurrence of the aforementioned events but also has negative repercussions for the team. He continued by saying, “That’s a tough one.”

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