In the first match of the double header between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. A funny incident happened during the game which turned serious. The incident occurred when an argument broke out between commentator Harsha Bhogle and Gujarat Titans’ director of cricket Vikram Solanki during the match.
Vikram Solanki surprised veteran pundit Harsha Bhogle with a sharp but witty response during a mid-innings interview in the IPL clash. The exchange attracted immediate attention on air. Bhogle started off on a light-hearted note, asking Solanki about his alleged 50th birthday and praising his youthful appearance. However, Solanki immediately turned the topic back to sports.
How would it be if we stay connected with cricket – Vikram Solanki
Bhogle commented, “Someone told me you celebrated your 50th birthday that day. That’s not true, is it? You look fit and young.”
“I’ll tell you what, Harsh, you’re getting some opportunities to score some points from me. How about we stick to cricket and talk about the guys who are out there?” Vikram Solanki said. Bhogle responded in good spirit, saying, “We will indeed do that. Thanks for joining us, Vikram.”
Vikram Solanki behaves rudely with Harsha Bhogle who was asking a simple funny question. Do you think he did the right thing?#IPL pic.twitter.com/gCE9qdLWR5
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Former England cricketer Vikram Solanki joins GT as DOC since its inception in 2022. Before joining Gujarat Titans, he was the head coach of Surrey CCC and had experience as a player for England and Worcestershire. The former wicketkeeper batsman has worked well with head coach Ashish Nehra and won the IPL in the first season, and also finished as a finalist in 2023.
GT won easily
Talking about the match, GT won the match by 7 wickets while chasing the target of 162 runs. Batting first, LSG were never in the game as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and lost momentum as Aiden Markram scored 30, which was the highest score.
GT remained ahead in the match thanks to half-centuries from its captain Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler, who scored 56 and 60 respectively. They won the game easily with one over and two balls to spare. This is the second consecutive win for the Titans. Prasidh Krishna, who took 4 wickets for 28 runs in four overs, was the man of the match.
The way we bowled in the powerplay was very impressive – Shubhman Gill
After the game, captain Gill praised his bowlers, particularly mentioning Prasidh and Rashid Khan. GT didn’t have a good start, losing the first two, but now they have won two, and have moved up to 5th in the standings.
“The way we bowled in the powerplay was very impressive and the way we maintained the pressure in the middle overs was tremendous,” Gill said during the post-match presentation. [On Rashid Khan] The way Rashid is bowling at the moment, my life has become very easy. Every time another bowler is under pressure we come back into the game.”
GT will face bottom-placed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on April 17 at their home ground Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The match is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm Indian time.
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