The first qualifier of the 2025 IPL was held in Mullanpur. When punjab Kings were losing wickets badly in this match against royal challengers Bangalore, punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting trusted 20-year-old Musheer Khan and sent him to the field. In this situation, a controversy has arisen on social media that virat kohli insulted punjab Kings' young player Musheer Khan. Let's see what virat kohli really said. Musheer Khan has never played in the IPL series. This was his debut match. Another thing is that he has never played in t20 matches even at the domestic level; this was his first t20 match.
When Musheer Khan came to bat, virat kohli looked at him and called him "Water Boy" and was talking to the people standing nearby fielding. Although he did not hear the dialogue he spoke, it was clear that he was gesturing. Based on this, "A young player is making his debut in the IPL series. But virat kohli is behaving in a way that makes him 'Water Boy'. Wouldn't the young player's heartbreak if he sees this?" Some fans are criticizing this on social media. However, some others have given another explanation for this. That is, while the punjab Kings team was batting in this match, Musheer Khan came to fetch water. After that, as wickets fell, he changed into a batsman and came onto the field in the next few minutes. Usually, substitutes bring water. There is a rule in the IPL series called an impact player. For each match, 5 impact players can be announced; they are also substitutes. Musheer Khan, who was an impact player, had brought water.

Later, considering the situation of the team, Ricky Ponting decided to let him play. So, virat kohli said that in surprise when Mushir Khan, who was giving water, suddenly came to bat. virat kohli tells his teammates in surprise that Musheer Khan had brought water a while ago; he did not say it in a way to tease or humiliate him. In this match, punjab Kings were all out for 101 runs. The next team to play was royal challengers Bangalore, who reached the target in 10 overs, won the match, and advanced to the final.
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Sowmiya Sriram

30/05/2025 10:19 AM