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'Begaani shaddi me Abdullah deewana' - Fans react as Harbhajan Singh says he will make sure Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir hug it out

Harbhajan Singh to mediate between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir after the duo had a heated confrontation in IPL 2023. Here's more.

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Harbhajan Singh to mediate between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir

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After nearly exchanging blows in Lucknow the other day following their IPL 2023 match, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has promised to mediate a settlement between current Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) coach Gautam Gambhir.

Virat Kohli's heated exchange with LSG's Naveen Ul Haq in the 17th over and their subsequent altercation when the two sides shook hands after the game was the game's standout moment. RCB defeated LSG by an 18-run margin.

Before Gambhir pulled the West Indian aside, Kyle Mayers spoke to Kohli about his gesturing after taking Krunal Pandya's catch. The two then exchanged jabs, with Gambhir advising the former RCB captain to hold back when speaking to the LSG coach's players, whom he considered to be his "family." Then, in his reply to Gambhir, Kohli advised him to stay away from his "family."

Amit Mishra and other participants from both sides then intervened and split them apart. Harbhajan promised on Wednesday that he would see to it that Gambhir and Kohli exchange hugs after the IPL 2023 season.

'This won't stop here. People will be talking about it' – Harbhajan Singh

"I'll make sure Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir meet and hug each other after the IPL. The fight will end," said the 'Turbanator' while speaking on his YouTube channel.

"This won't stop here. People will be talking about it, trying to dissect who did what. All this, though, is talk on the outside, as someone who has lived through something like this myself. It was something similar that happened between me and Sreesanth back in 2008. Today, 15 years later, I still feel ashamed thinking about it. At the time I felt what had happened as happened, I was right. But no, what I did was wrong," Harbhajan had said.

"Virat Kohli, you are a legend. There is no need for you to get involved in something like this. But he is such a passionate player that he felt he is involved in the game, and it happened. People will try to find out if the mistake is Kohli's, Gambhir's, or Naveen's, but this picture that has been made is not good for cricket. You both such big players, both are my younger brothers, and it is with this liberty that I say that there is no use of this.

"I am bringing up my episode time and again because even today, when I look back, I think I shouldn't have done that. I regret that a lot. I am sure you both will also think 15 years later why it was that we were fighting. It was a small matter; we could have solved it right there. We should make good memories. Please forget all this; just finish this matter. Meet each other, and give each other a nice hug. Cricket is made by you all, kids are watching you, and as ambassadors of the game, it is our responsibility to represent it in the right manner. So I hope both my brothers will make up and send out a good message," said Harbhajan.

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