Watch: Virat Kohli & Sai Sudharsan's heated argument during RCB vs GT IPL 2026 Final — What really happened?

During the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Virat Kohli was seen to be engaged in a heated argument in the second innings, as the video went viral on social media platforms. 

However, at the end of the night, it was a pleasing moment for Virat Kohli, who won his second successive title of the league, putting himself in the history books with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Mumbai Indians (MI) players who did it in 2010-2011 and 2019-2020 periods. 

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It was during the chase of the RCB side when Venkatesh Iyer smashed the ball to the cover fielder, Sai Sudharsan, who tried to throw the ball to the striker’s end as Kohli was out of his crease. He was also trying to sledge the former Indian captain to create pressure.

Watch Kohli and Sudharsan's heated argument-

Sudharsan was consistently clapping at the face of Kohli, who charged at the batter with a smile on his face. The duo had a few words exchanged between them, which didn’t look very friendly at all towards the end.

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Defending a low total, the Shubman Gill-led side needed quick wickets to put pressure on the defending champions, and they tried to keep their energy going with these tactics.

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Put into bat first, the Titans posted a below-average score of 155 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Washington Sundar celebrated a fine knock of 50 runs off 37 balls with the help of five boundaries, while the other batters got the starts but couldn’t convert them to a big score.

Both Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood picked up two wickets each, while Rasikh Dar Salam bagged 3/27 in his four overs at an economy rate of below seven.

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RCB completed the chase by five wickets with two overs to spare. India's star performer Kohli remained unbeaten on 75 runs off 42 balls at a strike rate of nearly 180, thanks to nine boundaries and three sixes as his last-ball six took them over the finishing line. 

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The fans had so many things to say as they went in different directions in the comment sections of the social media platforms regarding the on-field argument between Kohli and Sudharsan-