Gautam Gambhir GUTTED Over Virat Kohli's Dismissal During Ind-Aus Champions Trophy 2025 Semis; Video Goes VIRAL | WATCH

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: It seemed like it would be a repeat of the Pakistan game when Virat Kohli , like a champion, was batting against Australia on Tuesday in Dubai. But just while it seemed he would get to yet another ODI century, he perished. Kohli was dismissed for 84 off 98 balls. But it was not his mode of dismissal that stole the limelight, instead, it was head coach Gautam Gambhir 's reaction.

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Gambhir was angry and was fuming after Kohli perished. The Indian coach perhaps thought that shot played by Kohli was not required at that stage. Also, KL Rahul had just hit a six in that over from Adam Zampa and hence another big hit was not necessary. Not just Gambhir, even KL Rahul, who was at the non-striker's end, was gutted. 

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Meanwhile, Gambhir had an animated chat with Kohli after the batter walked into the dressing-room. "Maar toh raha tha woh (KL Rahul was already hitting)" - Gambhir was spotted saying in one of the videos that went viral on social media.

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Despite missing out on yet another ODI hundred, Kohli bagged the Player of The Match award. At the post-match presentation, he explained how he went about his knock. 

'That's the template I follow' 

“It was pretty similar to the other day against Pakistan as well. For me it is about understanding the conditions and preparing my game accordingly.. just rotating strike because partnerships on this pitch are the most important thing. My only effort that day and today was to string in enough partnerships. The time that I got out, the plan was to get 20 more and try and finish it off in a couple of overs. Usually that's the template I follow but sometimes you can't execute things how you want to. It's all dependant on the conditions, the pitch tells me how the cricket needs to be played and then I just switch on and play accordingly,” Kohli said. 

India do not know as yet who will they play in the summit clash. India would either face New Zealand or South Africa in the summit clash in Dubai on March 9.