In the 62nd match of IPL 2023, defending champions Gujarat Titans defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 runs on Monday. With this win, the Gujarat team also became the first team to qualify for the playoffs. However, the match saw controversy within the Gujarat team itself, when coach Ashish Nehra and captain Hardik Pandya clashed. Many pictures have also come out regarding this. Nehra has been seen getting angry many times as a player, but since he took over the coaching position in IPL in 2022, he has been seen angry for the first time.

This incident happened during Gujarat's innings. Batting first after losing the toss, the Gujarat team was shocked in the very first over when Wriddhiman Saha returned to the pavilion without opening the account. After this, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan shared a 147-run partnership for the second wicket. After this, Sai Sudarshan lost his wicket as the second wicket. He got out after scoring 47 runs in 36 balls with the help of six fours and a six.
As soon as Sudarshan got out, there was a flurry of wickets. Then Hardik Pandya (8), David Miller (7), and Rahul Tewatia (3) were also dismissed cheaply. The score went from 147 for one to 175 for five. After this Shubman scored an excellent century. This was the first century of his IPL career. Appreciating this, the rest of the Gujarat players stood up and clapped for him, but Ashish Nehra sat there and did not express any happiness.

Even his reaction angered commentators Aakash Chopra and Saba Karim. During this, the commentators were heard saying that Nehra seems to want more than his team and hence is not celebrating the century. Shubman also lost his wicket after scoring a century. He got out after scoring 101 runs in 58 balls with the help of 13 fours and a six. Gujarat lost eight wickets in scoring 41 runs. In this, Bhuvneshwar took four wickets in the last over (20th).

The incident of a dispute between Nehra and Hardik happened at the same time when the Gujarat batsman lost his wicket by playing a bad shot. Nehra was then seen fuming and angry in the dugout. After the end of the innings, Nehra clashed with captain Hardik and there was a heated exchange between the two at the boundary line. During this intense chat, both Hardik and Nehra were seen in a very good mood. After Nehra left, Gujarat Titans director Vikram Solanki was seen trying to pacify Hardik.

However, despite all the controversies, the Gujarat bowlers bowled well and restricted Hyderabad to 154 for nine in 20 overs. Mohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami both took four wickets each. At the same time, Yash Dayal got a wicket. With this win, Gujarat has 18 points from 13 matches with nine wins and four losses. The team still occupies the top spot. His next match is against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Gujarat's first or second place is considered to be certain.

(pc amarujala)