Earlier this week, during an IPL 2026 match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Ekana, Krunal Pandya and Nicholas Pooran got into an altercation.
It all started when Pooran walked out to bat and the first ball he faced was a bouncer for Krunal. The next ball, the former West Indies captain took a single and few words were exchanged when Pooran reached the non-striker’s end. But it ended all there.
But a new clip came up online from the training session where Pooran is seen grabbing the collar of Krunal and shoving him. At that point LSG head coach Justin Langer comes in between to check on the two players, who were by then seen smiling.
After this clip went viral on social media, fans started speculating. But Krunal was quick to dismiss all of the talks around the issue and said there is no “lafda” between the two.
“No lafda (no trouble), only love ❤️Congrats to my bro @nicholaspooran on completing 100 IPL games. Proud of you, brother, many more to come 🤗🔥Btw, how was the bouncer ?” he wrote on Instagram.
Pooran, also commented on that post saying there was nothing wrong between the two.
“Only love here, guys. One of my best Mates,” wrote Pooran.
Earlier, Pooran and Krunal were team-mates when they played for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 2023 and 2024 seasons of the IPL.
