Virat Kohli-Gautam Gambhir spat: Sunil Gavaskar calls for suspension, not fines | Cricket News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has called for stricter action like match suspension, instead of heavy fines, for RCB batter Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants mentor Gautam Gambhir following their very aggressive war of words, which stopped just short of an all-out brawl, following an IPL game in Lucknow.
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Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir fined 100 percent of their match fee after heated exchange post LSG-RCB match
Both Kohli and Gambhir have been fined 100% of their match fee but Gavaskar questioned the efficacy of such steep fines and compared the situation to the Sreesanth-Harbhajan ‘Slapgate’ incident in the IPL.
Gavaskar told Star Sports, “My point, is do something which will make sure these things don’t happen again. If it has to, you know, like it happened with Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth 10 years ago, that you have to ask them to maybe step aside for a couple of matches…make sure you do something that ensures that these things don’t happen and also something that will hurt the team.”
IPL is watched by millions. Cricketers are role models for many. The ugly spat sends out a terrible message, especially to the impressionable young. Imposing fines on super-rich cricketers serves as a poor deterrent. Apart from the fine, they should also be made to sit out games like red-carded footballers.
Gavaskar said, “What exactly is a 100 per cent 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 semifinals, and finals (sic). So you are talking about a crore of rupees.
“Is he going to be fined ?1 crore and more? Well, that’s a very, very stiff fine. 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.
“A lot of it has got to do with the fact that everything is on TV. Because you are on TV, you tend to do maybe just that little bit extra,” the former opener said.
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