Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, who were involved in a heated exchange after the match in Lucknow, have been fined 100 percent of their match fees for a level 2 breach of the IPL Code of Conduct.
Both Kohli and Gambhir were found in violation of Article 2.21, which covers: (a) public acts of misconduct; (b) unruly public behaviour; and (c) inappropriate comments which are detrimental to the interests of the game. Meanwhile, Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq was fined 50 percent of his match fee for a level 1 breach of the same Article.
Kohli was rather animated on the field during LSG's batting innings with his aggressive celebrations after dismissals, and he even put his finger over his mouth, shushing the crowd at the Ekana Stadium following the dismissal of Krunal Pandya. This was perhaps in response to Gambhir's similar act at the Chinnaswamy Stadium after LSG's one-run victory.
After the match when the players were shaking hands, Naveen was seen having a conversation with Kohli that wasn't too friendly. Naveen and Kohli were involved in a heated exchange earlier too on the field after the former's dismissal, while the RCB batter was also seen in a heated conversation with Amit Mishra on the field.
Kyle Mayers also spoke to Kohli when Gambhir cut him off and then the team mentor approached the RCB batter himself. KL Rahul and Avesh Khan tried to keep Gambhir away but the former India opener eventually got near Kohli. Kohli initially tried to calm Gambhir but soon the situation became intense and the other players had to separate the two.
"That's a sweet win boys. A sweet win. If you can give it, you got to take it. Otherwise don't give it," quipped Kohli in a dressing room reactions video that RCB posted on YouTube.
"The win was great and the fact that we got more support than the home crowd is an unbelievable feeling, it tells you all about how much we are liked as a team and how people come out and back us," said Kohli, facing the camera.
"It was a really important win on the road. It's a very sweet win for many reasons, most importantly for the kind of character we showed defending that total.I think everyone had the belief that we can do it and we ended up on the winning side which is really great," he said.
