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Twitter reacts as Virat Kohli unfollowed Sourav Ganguly on Instagram after ‘handshake snub’ incident

Ganguly was spotted jumping the queue to avoid having a handshake with Kohli after the RCB vs DC game.

Vikas Karmaniby Vikas Karmani
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April 16, 2023
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Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly handshake controversy

Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly (Pic - Twitter)

Controversies erupted after the RCB vs DC IPL 2023 game on April 15 as Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly didn’t shake hands with each other. Adding a new episode to the controversy, Virat Kohli unfollowed Sourav Ganguly on Instagram after which he has got various reactions from different Twitter users.

There were two incidents during the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium that caught the attention of cricket fans. During the 18th over of the Delhi Capitals’ innings, Virat Kohli took a brilliant catch to dismiss Aman Hakim Khan.

After taking the catch, Virat Kohli celebrated with his teammates and then started walking back towards his fielding position near the boundary rope. The RCB batter gave a death stare to Sourav Ganguly who’s the director of cricket at Delhi Capitals and was seated at the dugout.

The RCB side eventually defeated Delhi Capitals by 23 runs after which players and staff members from both sides queued up to shake hands. However, in a video, it can be seen that Sourav Ganguly jumped the queue to avoid having a handshake with Virat Kohli, who had by then been spotted chatting with Ricky Ponting, head coach of the DC franchise.

Both the videos have gone viral on social media and have received mixed reactions from cricket fans as both Ganguly and Kohli get a lot of love and respect from the entire country.

Virat Kohli unfollows Sourav Ganguly on Instagram after the controversy during RCB vs DC game

Virat Kohli used to follow 276 people on Instagram and one can clearly see that the number has dropped down to 275 now. The RCB batter was earlier following Sourav Ganguly but it’s pretty evident that he has unfollowed the former BCCI head on Instagram. Some of the netizens termed it as ‘Karma’ as they supported Virat.

https://twitter.com/KohliAndhBhakt_/status/1647462407852158976

Kohli unfollowed Ganguly on Instagram 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/vbkvx3lnCX

— ꜱᴘɪᴅᴇʏシ︎ (@Spidey_RCB) April 16, 2023

Kohli unfollowed Ganduly yes yes yes🤣🤣🤣

— MenaceToSociety (@6kaif9) April 16, 2023

What can u expect from the Kohli fan base when the idol is himself so kiddish n holds grudge…
Get this right..kohli went back to the hotel room last night after the match and unfollowed Sourav Ganguly on instagram . 🤦🏻 Social media is everything for them. #WELOVEYOUDADA

— Saurabh Desai (@sau_desai) April 16, 2023

What a coincidence.. I also unfollowed Virat Kohli today😏🤭

— Nishtha Karan Sharma (@nishthakaran) April 16, 2023

It’s worth noting that things aren’t going well between Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli for quite some time now. The entire controversy had started after Kohli was removed from captaincy in the ODI format. There was a war of words between the two while Virat stepped down as Team India’s skipper in the Test format.

WATCH VIDEO: Virat Kohli & Sourav Ganguly involve in an unfriendly interaction after RCB vs DC match

Virat was clearly upset when he was asked to step down as the leader of the ODI team. He had said that BCCI didn’t have any prior discussion about it and was informed just a few hours before Team India’s departure to South Africa.

Tags: IPLIPL 2023Sourav GangulyVirat Kohli
Vikas Karmani

Vikas Karmani

A Passionate Cricket Writer who is following cricket for the last 15 years. Cricket & Writing are my biggest passion and combining them I pour my thoughts in my articles. I am working as a Cricket Writer for the last 4 years.

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