Virat Kohli and Naveen ul Haq had a verbal altercation during IPL 2023, with then LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir also getting involved.
At the 2023 Indian Premier League edition, one of the lasting images was that of the fight between Virat Kohli and Naveen ul Haq. Virat Kohli, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Naveen ul Haq, who plays for Lucknow Super Giants, had a verbal altercation, with then-LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir also getting involved. Virat Kohli and Naveen ul Haq again came face-to-face at the Cricket World Cup. The subplot of the face-off added intrigue to the India vs. Afghanistan Cricket World Cup 2023 clash. However, what transpired was beautiful. Virat Kohli and Naveen Ul Haq hugged each other. The images of the incident went viral immediately.
In a recent podcast, however, star of team Pakistan Imam-ul-Haq claimed that when Virat Kohli’s spat with Naveen Ul Haq happened at the IPL, his teammate Agha Ali Salman messaged the Indian cricket team star on Instagram.
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Imam said, “The fight was very viral. After the fight, Agha Ali Salman messaged Virat Kohli on Instagram, saying, ‘Kohli bacche easy ho ja. kya ho gaya hai.”
Talking about the incident, Naveen ul Haq, in an interview with the Lucknow Super Giants, mentioned how Virat Kohli settled things between them. After their on-field spat, Naveen Ul Haq had often been jeered by Virat Kohli fans.
