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The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) began earlier this month, and the first week of action has served up some fantastic cricket so far, including several records falling.
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On Friday, another mouthwatering clash was on the cards as Royal Challengers Bengaluru hosted Kolkata Knight Riders at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Both sides were coming off wins, and looking to build on some good form.
KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss, and elected to put RCB in to bat.
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RCB started strongly, as they scored over 60 in the powerplay, but KKR’s spinners managed to restrict the scoring in the middle overs. At the second strategic timeout, there was a wholesome moment as KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir came onto the field, sharing a hug with RCB captain Virat Kohli.
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These two sides have a heated rivalry, and these two players have history between each other as well. They were involved in a heated argument on this ground in 2013, and had to be separated fellow Delhi player Rajat Bhatia.
In last year’s IPL, they renewed their rivalry when RCB took on Gambhir’s Lucknow Super Giants and Kohli was involved in a verbal altercation with bowler Naveen-ul-Haq before Gambhir also got involved. At this point, though, it seems as though the pair have buried the hatchet for the time being.
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