In 2019, Gambhir took a dig at Kohli for his captaincy and said that the batter has good captaincy records only because of having Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni in the side. Further, the 41-year-old cited Indian T20 League records and said that his captaincy records were everywhere to be seen.
During the third test between India and South Africa in early 2022 in Cape Town, Kohli, the then-captain of the Indian team, was caught taking a dig at the broadcasters over a DRS call in the stump mic. The former Indian cricketer, who was irritated by the same, slammed Kohli by calling him an immature person.
When India faced Pakistan in the Group Stage match of the Asia Cup 2022, Kohli scored 35 runs off 34 balls before making his way back off Mohammad Nawaz’s delivery. Gambhir, who criticised Kohli for getting out by playing an unwanted shot, said that the batter should have rather tried to stay in the crease.
During the Asia Cup 2022 in September, the former Indian opener said that Suryakumar Yadav, who was in blistering form at the moment, should bat at Number 3 as compared to Kohli, only to end up getting trolled on social media.
Prior to the start of the 20-20 World Cup 2022, Gambhir hit the headlines when he advised the Indian great to bat for the team and not for personal records. Commenting on the tournament, the southpaw said that one must leave personal records at home when participating in major tournaments.