Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star Virat Kohli showed support for Gujarat Titans and their players in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Luckow Super Giants on Sunday (May 7). Virat backing Gujarat against Lucknow triggered a hilarious meme fest. Fans on Twitter suggested that the RCB star has taken last week's altercation with Naveen-ul-Haq and Gautam Gambhir personally as he publicly showed his dislike for LSG.
It all started with an argument between Virat Kohli and LSG pacer Naveen in last week's Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) IPL 2023 match. After Bangalore's 18-run win over Lucknow in the low-scoring thriller, the argument continued as Virat reportedly said something to Naveen during their handshake, leading to another fight, with LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir joining in this time. Umpires and players had to intervene to bring peace and later IPL organisers fined Virat and Gambhir with 100 percent of their match fees.
Days after the incident, Kohli, during GT vs LSG IPL 2023 match, praised Wriddhiman Saha for his 43-ball 81-run innings and lauded Rashid Khan's superb diving catch as well on his Instagram stories. This inspired hilarious memes on Twitter. Here are some viral reactions:
Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans crushed Krunal Pandya-led Lucknow Super Giants led by 56 runs on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. For GT, Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill starred with the bat as both punished Lucknow’s bowlers all around the park. Chasing 228 runs for the win, Lucknow were bowled out at 171/7 in 20 overs.