Despite their past differences, Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir hugged it out during the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday. Gambhir, a mentor at KKR, approached Kohli for a handshake during a cool-down break. After shaking hands, the former India teammates shared a hug. Images and videos of the same went viral on social media. To spread awareness about their ‘Dial 112’ service, Delhi Police shared a hilarious post featuring Kohli and Gambhir on social media.
“Kisi bhi problem mein madad ke liye 112 hai taiyaar! Jhagda hua? Call 112 aur jhagde ko shant karo! Koi bhi jhagda “Virat” ya “Gambhir” nahi,” Delhi Police wrote in a post.
Kisi bhi problem mein madad ke liye 112 hai taiyaar!#RCBvKKR#IPL2024#IPL#Call112 pic.twitter.com/TUm1ZKd416
— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) March 29, 2024
Ahead of the RCB-KKR match, Kohli and Gambhir were in the spotlight.
During the IPL 2023, Gambhir, then mentor of Lucknow Super Giants, was involved in a heated argument with RCB’s Kohli after the latter’s altercation with Naveen ul Haq.
Coming back to the match, KKR defeated RCB by seven wickets to register back-to-back wins in the tournament.
After KKR won the toss, they opted to field. After losing skipper Faf early, Virat Kohli had a 65-run partnership with Cameron Green (33 in 21 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) and a 42-run stand with Glenn Maxwell (28 in 19 balls, with three fours and a six). Virat scored 83 not out in 59 balls, with four boundaries and four sixes to take RCB to 182/6 along with Dinesh Karthik (20* in eight balls, with three sixes) in their 20 overs.
Andre Russell (2/29) and Harshit Rana (2/39) were the choice of bowlers for KKR.
In the run chase, Phil Salt (30 in 20 balls, with two fours and two sixes) and Sunil Narine (47 in 22 balls, with two fours and five sixes) got KKR off to a fine start with a quick stand-in from 86 runs. 39 balls. After Vyshak and Mayank Dagar (1/23 each) dismissed the openers, Venkatesh Iyer (50* in 30 balls, with three fours and four sixes) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (39 in 24 balls, with two fours and two sixes) led the way. KKR to a seven-wicket win with 19 balls to go.
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