IPL 2023Gautam Gambhir vs Virat Kohli in playoffs? Harbhajan Singh excited for potential LSG vs RCB Eliminator

By India Today Sports DeskFormer India spinner Harbhajan Singh said there is a high possibility that Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will lock horns in the Eliminator of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

More than the match, Harbhajan talked about the mini-battle between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir. Earlier this month, when the two teams met at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, Gambhir and Kohli were involved in an ugly spat after which both were fined 100 percent of their match fees.

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The RCB batter also had a war of words with LSG pacer Naveen-ul-Haq after the match, which RCB had won on the day.

“If Kohli and Gambhir again face each other, I hope they do not clash again. I am only concerned about it,” Harbhajan was quoted as saying on Star Sports.

The Super Giants made their way through to the playoffs after beating the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by one run on Saturday, May 20 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. RCB are still fighting for a place in the playoffs with Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) also being in contention.

Harbhajan also backed RCB to qualify for the playoffs ahead of MI on the basis of a superior net run rate.

RCB are playing good cricket and if they win, they will qualify directly. Both Mumbai Indians and RCB will win tomorrow, but RCB are have much better net run rate. If RCB go ahead then it will be a contest between the men from Delhi,” Harbhajan added.

RCB’s last and final league game is against table-toppers Gujarat Titans in the second of Sunday’s doubleheader at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. It is also the last match of the league after which the playoffs will get underway on May 23 with the match between GT and the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chepauk.