Former India international batsman and commentator Gautam Gambhir lost his cool and flashed his middle finger at a section of fans at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka after they chanted Virat Kohli's name targeting Gambhir.
In a video taken by a fan at the venue, Gambhir can be seen flashing his middle finger towards the gallery where fans were chanting Virat Kohli's name.
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Gambhir later clarified on Sports Tak that his gesture was towards a section of Pakistan fans who shouted provocative slogans at him.
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He said,
The crowd that was made up of Pakistani fans were shouting anti-India slogans were also passing comments on Kashmir. As an Indian I can’t take anyone saying this about my country hence reacted this way. What you see on social media isn’t always the correct picture.
Gautam Gambhir on the middle-finger viral video: “The crowd that was made up of Pakistani fans were shouting anti india slogans were also passing comments on Kashmir. As an Indian I can’t take anyone saying this about my country hence reacted this way. What you see on social…
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