In May 2023, during an IPL match, Virat Kohli and Afghanistan bowler Naveen-u-Haq got into a verbal altercation that intensified after the game. In the middle of the traditional handshake, Naveen pushed Kohli's hand away, clearly in pain.
During the fourth ODI of the five-match series between India and Sri Lanka in December 2009, Gambhir and Kohli combined to help India win the match by seven wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Gambhir and Virat added 83 runs for the third wicket in the World Cup 2011 final against Sri Lanka to help India stabilise the innings after losing Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag early in the 275-run chase.
During an IPL 2013 match between KKR and RCB, after Virat’s dismissal, Gambhir appeared to have said something into Kohli’s ears, which did not go down well with him. Midway through, he paused, then turned around to respond back.
During the IPL 2016 match between KKR and RCB, Gambhir threw the ball at the non-striker’s end, where Kohli was standing, even though he had no chance of getting the RCB skipper out.