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‘Aag mein ghee dalne wali baat batai’ - Fans slam Sreesanth for saying 'Virat Kohli's century will be a tribute to Sourav Ganguly' ahead of DC vs RCB clash in IPL 2023

Here is how fans have reacted to the statement shared by the former Team India pacer ahead of DC vs RCB clash in IPL 2023

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Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly, IPL 2023

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On 6 May 2023, Delhi Capitals (DC) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the ongoing IPL at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. In the reverse fixture, RCB defeated DC convincingly at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. But, a controversial incident took place during that clash.

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A video went viral where Kohli seemed to avoid Sourav Ganguly during the customary handshake between both teams after the match. Another video also came out where Kohli was seen sitting before going out to bat. Some DC players were passing by and they interacted with him. But, when the current Director of Cricket of DC passed him, they avoid each other. Seeing that, fans went crazy and shared their views.

Virat Kohli won the Player of the Match award in the reverse fixture against DC

Now, ahead of the DC clash, all eyes will be on both of them again. But, now Sreesanth has come up with an epic prediction for Kohli to give a fitting tribute to Ganguly at Arun Jaitley Stadium. He said: "Virat Kohli scoring a century against Delhi Capitals will be a great tribute to Dada". Listening to that, fans claimed that the former Team India pacer just ignited the rivalry between them ahead of the clash. Kohli got removed from the captaincy of Team India during the tenure of Sourav Ganguly as the president of the Indian Cricket Board. 

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Kohli even came up with some controversial comments regarding that whole matter. Hence, as per fans, nothing is well between these two since then. However, publicly, they have not shared any comments about it. However, in the reverse fixture, Virat Kohli won the Player of the Match award. He scored 50 runs off 34 balls and took three catches. Kohli has always loved to play against DC over all these years in IPL. He has scored the most runs (975) so far in this rivalry. Therefore, fans will hope for another solid knock from the RCB batter this time around.

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