IPL 2023: ‘If you gonna give it, you gonna take it’ – Virat Kohli after verbal spat with Gautam Gambhir

In a video posted by the RCB, the former captain can also be heard saying, “That’s a sweet win boy, sweet win. Let’s go!” The 34-year-old got into a heated exchange of words during the match and post it.

“It was a really important win on the road for us. The fact that we got more support than home team is an unbelievable feeling. Tells how we are liked as team and how people come and back us.

“It’s a very sweet win, feels good for many reasons but most importantly for the kind of character we showed for defending that total. Everyone believed that we can do it and we ended up on the winning side which is great,” Kohli has said in the video.

In the 17th over of the LSG innings, Kohli had his first heated exchange with Naveen-ul-Haq. Amit Mishra, who was batting alongside Naveen, tried to intervene before an argument between Kohli and him also broke out. A cold stare between Naveen and Kohli followed.

Later, Kohli and Naveen had a go at each other during the ceremonial handshake. In the climax, Gambhir and Kohli came face-to-face with several players and support staff from both the sides trying to intervene between the two.

“That’s how we play bold,” Dinesh Karthik has said. Mohammed Siraj can also been seen copying Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic celebration amid shouts of ‘siuuu’ – the catch-cry made famous by the Portuguese – from his teammates.

“That’s the best version of Virat to seem him pumped up like that. That’s when he is at his best. It’s awesome to be part of it. My job is to keep things calm on the field,” RCB captain Faf du Plessis said.

In the match, RCB defended 127 to register an 18-run win over Lucknow who were bundled out for 108 in 19.5 overs. Under extremely difficult batting conditions, Kohli and du Plessis top-scored for RCB with 44 and 31 runs respectively.