Priyanka Tiwari
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On a lovely Sunday, Kohli maintained his reputation as one of Team India’s explosive batsman. Scoring a stellar century against Pakistan during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Kohli propelled India to a 6-wicket victory. Coupled with India’s recent victory, it looks like India has a 99% probability of making it to the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy. If New Zealand succeeds in defeating Bangladesh on Monday, Pakistan would subsequently be knocked out of the ICC Champions Trophy which would further lead India and New Zealand to progress to the semi-finals.
Kohli has made Gavaskar furious for some reason.
In the match against Pakistan, Virat’s performance was phenomenal as he scored 100 runs without losing out on a single wicket. Claiming supremacy, Kohli hit 7 boundaries with a strike rate of 90.09. He was awarded the ‘Player of the match’, an accolade that certainly didn’t go unnoticed. Regardless, it seems that Sunil Gavaskar is fuming and consistently blames Kohli, India’s top order batsman. With his explosive statement, Gavaskar put the entire country into shock and created a stir with his remarks towards Kohli.
Gavaskar remarked hostile towards Kohli for no apparent reason
If people knew why Sunil Gavaskar has shown hostility against Virat Kohli, then they would be equally astonished. While batting against Pakistan in a particular match, Virat Kohli committed a grievous error. After this, Virat Kohli was almost dismissed well before his century. In simpler terms, he could have gotten out due to ‘obstructing the field’ but in the end, he enjoyed a huge slice of good fortune.
Sunil Gavaskar had the following to say
Sunil Gavaskar, who was providing television commentary during the match, was seen expressing his discontent towards Virat Kohli. Commentating the incident, Sunil Gavaskar said, “There was no necessity for him (Virat Kohli) to have stopped the ball. He is fortunate that no one made an appeal.” Sunil Gavaskar stated that had he gone to do this, Virat Kohli would most likely have been given out obstructing the field. However, by the time Virat Kohli attempted to intervene with the throw, he was already well within the crease.
What was the whole matter? The Narrative Behind the Events So Far What was the entire issue here? It might take a bit of time, but I will dive back to the beginning of the story and provide all the context needed. This particular event took place during the twentieth first over of India’s innings. At this moment, both Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli were batting. During the twenty first over of India’s innings, Virat Kohli hit the ball bowled against him by Haris Rauf between cover and point. Kohli then proceeded to take a run. While running in, he reached the non-striker end and attempted to collect a throw that was aimed at him. While this was happening, Babar Azam, who was fielding, was actually positioned next to Virat Kohli. If the Pakistan team had opted to appeal for an obstruction of fielding, Kohli would have been ruled out. This is a situation where Kohli, at 41 runs, would have found himself striking out.
