“I’ve already apologized twice to him.” – Mohammed Siraj for insulting Mahipal Lomror during the RCB-RR match

On Sunday, April 23, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, the 32nd game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 saw an exciting match between the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore and the defending champion Rajasthan Royals. Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj was observed verbally insulting Mahipal Lomror in the 19th over of Rajasthan’s innings. When Dhruv Jurel attempted a second run on the final delivery of the over as Rajasthan got closer to the mark, Siraj yelled at Lomror for fielding the ball in the long on area.

The 29-year-old pacer apologized to Lomror for the altercation after the game after Mohammed Siraj verbally and physically insulted the southpaw on the field. Siraj said that he had already apologized to Lomror for the incident in a match review video that was uploaded on RCB’s official YouTube channel.

“Man, I’m so furious. Sorry. I’ve already apologized twice to him. I leave the aggressiveness on the field. After the game, everything settles down, according to Siraj in the video. Lomror also acknowledged the apologies, stating, “It’s okay, Siraj bhai. Such trivial things continue to occur in such important games.

RCB defeats RR in a thrilling game
During the first innings of the match, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 189 runs owing to the outstanding knocks of Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell, who tallied 77 and 62 runs, respectively.

Rajasthan was able to respond by scoring 182 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal had tenacious knocks when Jos Buttler was dismissed early, scoring 52 and 47 runs, respectively. However, Bangalore won the game by seven runs, despite Dhruv Jurel’s late assault of 34* off 16 balls.

Bangalore has eight points after seven games and is now fifth in the IPL standings thanks to the victory. Rajasthan Royals, on the other side, are second with eight points in seven games.