Gautam Gambhir was the target of Virat Kohli chants© BCCI/Sportzpics
The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants match in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) season will be remembered not only for the heroic strike of Nicholas Pooran but also for the unruly behavior of the home crowd. The match was met with a lot of trouble from fans due to certain incidents that happened on the pitch. But even in the absence of triggers, fans started chanting the name of Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Virat Kohli, especially when LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir was around. Even on social media platform Twitter, Gambhir became one of the top trends during and after the match.
After what happened between Kohli and Gambhir during the RCB vs LSG clash on May 1, the incident has remained a hot topic among fans on social media. Even in the stadium, the actions of fans do not resolve the controversy.
First RCB fans
– Dan CSK fans
– Now SRH fans sing Kohli Kohli for gambhir #SRHvLSG pic.twitter.com/gCjKPGQbHp— Priyanshu (@PriyanshuVK18K) May 13, 2023
Kohli Kohli sings for Gambhir and Naveen
Hyderabad crowd pic.twitter.com/q3wjv5BNCt— SUPRVIRAT (@ishantraj51) May 13, 2023
The unruly behavior of Sunrisers Hyderabad supporters even halted the progress of their IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants after on-field referees Akshay Totre, J Madangopal and TV referee Yeshwant Barde earned the fans’ wrath for a poor ‘no- ball’ DRS call in the penultimate here on Saturday.
Avesh Khan bowled what appeared to be a beamer for Abdul Samad and Totre did not judge it a no-ball. SRH called for a DRS, but to their shock, Barde also ruled in favor of the bowling team.
An angry Klaasen spoke to referees on the field and suddenly LSG head coach Andy Flower and mentor Gautam Gambhir were seen standing with others in the dugout within the boundary rope, pointing to the stands right behind their team area.
It appeared that someone in the crowd had thrown something and there were collective chants of “Kohli Kohli” in their attempt to incite Gambhir in reference to his arrest with former India captain Virat Kohli earlier this month.
With PTI inputs
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