The Kohli-Gambhir altercation, in the words of Graeme Swann, “made me laugh, it was brilliant.”

On Monday, May 1, the 43rd game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 featured an exciting contest between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The on-field disagreement between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir garnered more attention despite Bangalore winning, though.

Following Bangalore’s victory over Delhi, Kohli and Gambhir got into a fight over the star Indian batter’s reference to Naveen-ul-Haq and the Lucknow coach shooing Kyle Mayers away from Kohli. But former English cricketer Graeme Swann spoke out, saying that such arguments are beneficial for the sport. He added that the argument between Kohli and Gambhir was “brilliant.”.

Swann thought about how emotions can get out of hand on the cricket field and even expressed the opinion that the fans shouldn’t get too close to the players so that they cease expressing themselves on the field.

“Having played cricket my entire life, I can at times see emotions erupting on the pitch. You know what? If they do, the league will benefit. Never try to weaken the players to the point that they don’t put their hearts on the line. Because he is so devoted to his game of cricket, Virat Kohli is who he is in part because of this, according to Graeme Swann, who spoke to NDTV.

Many players feel threatened by him because he is so confrontational. In spite of this, some gamers may feel that it goes too far. Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir will always be a good match. They have enormous personalities and spent their childhood together playing. Therefore, Gautam won’t ever cede ground to Virat. I laughed at that. It was excellent, in my opinion,” he continued.

Both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants are now vying to advance to the tournament’s playoff round. With 11 points from the same number of games, Lucknow is currently in fourth place in the IPL points standings. Bangalore, on the other side, is now in seventh place with 10 points after 11 games. Both teams will be focused on winning their upcoming games in order to qualify for the competition’s knockout rounds.