India, March 30 -- Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans got the better of Mumbai Indians by 36 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in Match 9 of the ongoing 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The biggest talking point of the match was the staredown between MI skipper Hardik Pandya and GT spinner R Sai Kishore. However, after the game ended, Sai Kishore played down the incident, calling Hardik a "good friend."

The incident happened on the fourth delivery of the 15th over. Hardik pushed back the delivery back towards the bowler. Sai Kishore then stared him down as he went to collect the ball. The Mumbai Indians skipper then gestured towards him by swinging his arm and mouthed an expletive.

The spinner did not back down...