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The Virat Kohli vs Gautam Gambhir & Co. fiasco has got the world talking. The impact of the extended heated exchange was such that there was barely any talk about Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul’s injury was not much talked about. After the videos of ugly altercation went viral and players were punished for their on-field behaviour, former cricketers called for peace between the two former teammates. Meanwhile, former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar has called for stricter punishment to ensure an incident like this does not happen again.
"Well, I saw the visuals only a while ago, I did not see the match live yesterday. These things never look good. What is a 100 percent match fee? What exactly is a 100 percent match fee? If it is Kohli, who is on maybe Rs 17 crore for RCB, which means Rs 17 crore for a possible 16 matches, including the semi-finals, and finals. So you are talking about a crore of rupees. Is he going to be fined Rs 1 crore and more? Well, that's a very, very stiff fine," Sunil Gavaskar told Star Sports before Gujarat Titans (GT) and Delhi Capitals (DC) clash.
"I don't know what Gambhir's situation is.
"They should ensure that this is not repeated. You are hoping that this is not repeated because it's such a stiff fine, such a stiff punishment.
“You want to play it hard, play it competitively. During the time that we played, there was a bit of banter, but there was none of this aggression that we see now. A lot of it has got to do with the fact that everything is on TV too. Because of the fact that you are on TV, you tend to do maybe just that little bit extra," Sunil Gavaskar added.
Sunil Gavaskar did not say it directly but he doesn't just want a monetary loss for the player involved in the spat. He wants the authorities to take an action that will hurt the team. He also recalled the Harbhajan Singh-Sreesanth fiasco when the former was banned for 11 matches.
"So, my point, do something which will make sure, these things don't happen again. If it has to… you know, like it happened with Harbhajan and Sreesanth 10 years ago, that you have to ask them for maybe step aside for a couple of matches. Make sure you do something that ensure that these things don't happen and also something that will hurt the team. That's a stiff one," Sunil Gavaskar added.
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