Birthday boy Ashish Nehra was in a fun mood ahead of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Gujarat Titans (GT) IPL 2023 game as he was seen having some fun with his former India teammate Murali Kartik, who was readying for the toss at the Eden Gardens on April 29, 2023.

Nehra was talking to Kartik about something before the Tamil Nadu-born spinner was seen falling to the ground and grimacing in pain. Upon further investigation, it was seen in a video that Nehra, while talking to the left-arm spinner, had kneed him in the ‘unmentionables’.

The sudden blow and pain resulted in Kartik going down on the ground and feeling the sharp pain while mouthing some words to Nehra who was laughing at him. However, the GT coach helped Kartik get up and then ran away as his former teammate tried to get his revenge. 

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The camera was later panned towards the GT dug out after the footage was shown and Nehra was left in splits while Kartik, when asked about it in the commentary box, called it “unexplainable”.

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Meanwhile, asked to bat first, KKR’s charge was led by Rahmanullah Gurbaz who made 81 in 39 balls with 7 sixes and 5 fours to his name. Andre Russell, also celebrating his birthday today, made 34 in 19 balls to propel KKR to 179/7 in 20 overs.

For GT, Mohammad Shami picked 3/33 while Josh Little and Noor Ahmad picked two wickets apiece.