{"id":48860,"date":"2026-04-16T10:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=48860"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T05:50:59","slug":"ipl-2026-respect-meets-legacy-as-naman-tiwaris-gesture-towards-virat-kohli-shows-the-weight-of-his-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-respect-meets-legacy-as-naman-tiwaris-gesture-towards-virat-kohli-shows-the-weight-of-his-presence\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: \u201cRespect meets legacy\u201d as Naman Tiwari\u2019s gesture towards Virat Kohli shows the weight of his presence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kohli stops youngster mid-gesture, moment goes viral after RCB win<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A brief exchange between Virat Kohli and Naman Tiwari drew attention after Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday. In a video widely shared online, Tiwari attempted to touch Kohli\u2019s feet during a post-match interaction. Kohli quickly stopped him, smiled, and carried on the chat, with Mukul Choudhary standing alongside.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the video \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/infiniteInfos\/status\/2044490097127809079?s=20\">https:\/\/x.com\/infiniteInfos\/status\/2044490097127809079?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fans react to gesture, praise youngster\u2019s attitude<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The moment triggered a strong response online. Fans praised Tiwari for showing respect towards Kohli, while also appreciating the way he handled himself in that situation. His approach and body language stood out, especially alongside a senior player of Kohli\u2019s stature. It was a small interaction, but one that many felt reflected his mindset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kohli anchors chase despite fitness concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kohli\u2019s impact on the game was more direct. He scored 49 off 34 balls as RCB chased down 146 in 15.1 overs, securing a five-wicket win and moving to the top of the table. He struck six fours and a six, setting the tone early in the chase.<\/p>\n<p>He later admitted he is not fully fit. \u201cMuch better than the last game. I\u2019m still not 100%. My knee was sore and I\u2019ve been under the weather for a few days,\u201d he said. He had trained with heavy strapping on his left knee before the match.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli now has 228 runs in the season at an average of 57, holding the Orange Cap. The numbers reflect consistency, but the larger question remains, how long can he sustain this level while managing fitness concerns?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kohli stops youngster mid-gesture, moment goes viral after RCB win A brief exchange between Virat Kohli and Naman Tiwari drew\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":48861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48860"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48878,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48860\/revisions\/48878"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}