The only upside to the latest Virat Kohli-Gautam Gambhir showdown is the reiteration of existence of some elements of rivalry in the game that once used to be flush with bitter face-offs. The IPL has eliminated all such acrimony and the Lucknow fracas may be a reassurance that there are some who will still ensure some kind of on-field drama, even though the two protagonists are from the same country. Same city as well.
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Kohli vs Gambhir - A feud reignited?

Kohli looked animated during the entire duration of the LSG chase. © BCCI/IPL
Perspective apart, as Kohli would say later, the Monday night confrontation in Lucknow was not an instant happenstance, the roots of it go back to the April 10