harbhajan singh andrew symonds to Ricky Ponting 8 cricketers who had ugly altercations on the field now became friends in IPL

New Delhi. For the last 15 years, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has not known how many players from different countries have been playing. The IPL has not only contributed a lot in developing a cordial relationship between these players who were once enemies of each other during international cricket, but also made them friends. Before the start of this tournament in 2008, there was very little interaction between the players of different countries. But after the arrival of IPL, these players spent time together and understood each other well. During the mutual quarrels on the field of international cricket, the quarrels with each other also ended by spending time together in the IPL.

Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting: All the differences between Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting, two veterans of India and Australia, ended when both of them played for the same team Kolkata Knight Riders in the first season of IPL. Not only this, Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting also became the coaches of the Delhi Capitals franchise after many years. In the meantime, Ganguly had moved away from Delhi Capitals after becoming the BCCI President, but in IPL 2023, both are seen together once again.

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Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds: Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds were at loggerheads in the famous ‘Monkeygate Scandal’ during the 2008 Sydney Test. After that dispute that lasted for almost three years, both the players became a part of the dressing room of Mumbai Indians in 2011. Seeing their fierce fight, people were not sure whether they would forget it so easily. However, in the end, Sachin Tendulkar, who was then the captain of Mumbai Indians, acted as a mediator and helped the two resolve their differences.

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Virat Kohli and Dale Steyn: India’s star batsman Virat Kohli and South African fast bowler Dale Steyn are quite similar in terms of their passion for the game. They were fierce rivals when they were playing against each other, but when both started playing for an IPL franchise, they also became friends. Virat Kohli himself disclosed this. Kohli said that he played with Steyn for 3 years in RCB and they have taken their friendship forward from there. Virat also said that Stan always hugs him the most and they are very friendly with each other whenever they are not playing cricket.

Kevin Pietersen and Yuvraj Singh: In Kevin Pietersen’s early years in international cricket, he started a great rivalry against Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. The former England batsman had termed Yuvraj as a ‘pie-chucker’ and called his bowling ‘poor’. However, a few years later, the same Pietersen was seen defending his good friend Yuvraj Singh, whom everyone was holding responsible for India’s defeat in the 2014 World T20 final. Spending time together in IPL probably helped these two superstars to iron out their differences and become close friends. When Yuvraj was battling cancer in the year 2012, Kevin Pietersen visited him.

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