IPL 2023, RCB vs DC | Twitter coronates Kohli 'King' after video of Sourav Ganguly staredown emerges

04/16/2023

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There are plenty of rifts between two players in cricket’s history, but a few remain in everyone’s mind due to the charisma of the two individuals. Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli are two such figures, and their intentional overlooking during RCB’s game against DC sparked the controversy even more.

Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly made headlines on Saturday afternoon during Match 20 of the IPL 2023 when Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) went up against Delhi Capitals (DC). While Kohli, of course, is the most relied-upon batsman for RCB, Ganguly has been appointed as the Capitals’ Director of Cricket.

The duo had a history of not having an excellent relationship when Ganguly worked as the BCCI President, and Kohli was at the helm of Indian cricket. The debate began when Ganguly remarked he had a chat with Kohli before the latter stepped down as the country’s skipper, but Kohli did not accept that. Since then, there have been plenty of rumored rifts.

On Saturday, before even the match began, Kohli padded up to walk into the middle and sat on a chair to start the proceedings. Ganguly, as well as the Capitals’ other support staff, walked one by one to enter the dugout, and while they were walking, Kohli’s ice-cold death stare at Ganguly attracted a lot of attention. Even after the match, they did not shake hands, indicating that the rumored rift might be true. As expected, Twitterati did not hold back to react to it either.

That staredown!

King is King after all 😂🔥 the way Kohli was sitting nd looked at Ganguly like a piece of shit ,

Love to see him like this 😆 instant smile nd chat with other DC players who passed by after 😂 pic.twitter.com/9Uei7Dg4ME
— `` (@KohlifiedGal) April 16, 2023

He just walked off!

Tis guilty f ganguly didn't have eye contact to VIRAT KING KOHLI even once...Don't worry if India doesn't win World cup..you rohit sharma chetan sharma will be bashed by public ...Virat kohli fans also waiting ..Virat kohli 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/v2wdsR3oab
— Nomore (@Nomore86752884) April 16, 2023

Was ganguly right?

Achha acting sikha hain. Meanwhile #Kohli bhai is

Out of captaincy

Out of T20 team

Foreign commentators calling him selfish and statpadder

Even Harsh Bhogle accusing him of slow batting #Ganguly was right. https://t.co/syhpLrEBnV pic.twitter.com/OeVxfNPWYH
— Sanjeev (@sanjeevvm) April 16, 2023

The GOAT

Between Ganguly and Kohli

More Runs - Kohli

More Avg. - Kohli

More SR - Kohli

More 50s - Kohli

More 100s - Kohli

More 4s - Kohli

More 6s - Kohli

More MOTM - Kohli

More MOTS - Kohli

More Trophies - Kohli

More POTT - Kohli

More ICC awards - Kohli

👑

Kohli >>>> Gandguly pic.twitter.com/IkAD3zfUPz
— VirattTheKing (@VirattTheKing) April 16, 2023

Harbhajan Sreesanth moment reloading

Harbajan sreeshanth ni kottinattu….kohli ganguly ni kotte script okati plan cheyachu ga ra @IPL please. https://t.co/OmebbzvrQx
— mood swinger 🇮🇳 (@memes_disorder) April 16, 2023

Lit af!

The way Virat Kohli looked at ganguly 😂🔥pic.twitter.com/wLEECa6A3M
— leisha (@katyxkohli17) April 16, 2023

Smooth!

That stareback at Ganguly.

Smooth Kohli bhai smooth..

King shit🔥🔥👑🫡 https://t.co/V5OdHOd1pR
— Bonga Lucknawi (@bongalucknawi) April 16, 2023

VK vs SG

Yesterday's Sceneries

Virat Kohli vs Sourav Ganguly

The KINGS Deadly Stare can kill anybody 🔥🔥🔥🔥🥵#ViratKohli𓃵 #SouravGanguly #RCBvDC #IPL2023 #IPLinHindi #IPLonJioCinema pic.twitter.com/yM2M8oFra2
— VirattTheKing (@VirattTheKing) April 16, 2023

Is it?

This Kohli vs Ganguly feud is utter nonsense. Kohli pathi ethachum sonna Dzombies mathiri kadikiranunga ellarayum.
— Ryan (@cloudgunner) April 16, 2023

Swag