The two seemed to have a go at each other when their teams faced off in Lucknow on May 7. Lucknow managed to break a six-match losing streak and won the match by a close 9 runs.
Pooran played his part as well, but it was Rishabh Pant's cameo that gave LSG the final push to go past 200. DLS maths set RCB's target to 213 in 19 overs.
Tim David, Krunal Pandya, and Romario Shepherd tried but could only put up a close fight that gave RCB their fourth loss in the tournament.
The Krunal Pandya and Nicholas Pooran incident
Pandya welcomed Pooran with a bouncer - a tactic he has successfully deployed on occasion to catch southpaws off guard. The first was a dot ball. Krunal tried a second bouncer, which Pooran worked toward a single.
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Interestingly, Krunal Pandya and Nicholas Pooran were teammates at Lucknow Super Giants from 2023 to 2024. Pooran was retained ahead of the mega auction for IPL 2025, while Pandya joined RCB.
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Krunal Pandya clears the air on Instagram
After the match, Krunal Pandya took to his Instagram to clarify the allegations on the incident between him and Pooran.
"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 ?" Pandya captioned the picture.
A post shared by Krunal Himanshu Pandya (@krunalpandya_official)
Pandya had tagged Pooran in his post, and the latter decided to oblige in a comment. “Only love here, guys. One of my best Mates,” he wrote.
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