An ugly verbal fight took place at the Ekana Cricket Stadium between Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq in the ongoing IPL. Despite scoring 126 runs, RCB managed to defend the total and won the match by eight runs. But, on the field, the former RCB player got involved in that fight with the LSG pacer.
It continued after the game when all members of both teams came out for the customary handshake. Even, LSG mentor, Gautam Gambhir also got involved in that. However, KL Rahul was seen preventing Gambhir to not get involved in that. Even, a video has now gone viral where the LSG skipper was seen calling out Naveen for having a chat with Kohli. But, the LSG pacer denied it completely and walked away on his face.
Here is the shared video:
Naveen ul haq denied to talk with Kohli #ViratKohli #Gambhir #RCBVSLSG pic.twitter.com/227EBY4ry4
— aqqu who (@aq30__) May 1, 2023
“It is a sad thing. He pulled his hip flexor, I guess.” - Krunal Pandya on KL Rahul’s injury
Virat Kohli was fully pumped up on the field when RCB came out to defend the total. But, the way the whole situation panned out, it is quite ugly and many fans would have not liked that. Speaking of the match, KL Rahul suffered an injury while fielding. Hence, he did not come out to bat as an opener. Still, he came out to bat for the last wicket for his team. But, it was too late for him to do anything as RCB were already all over the game.
Hence, Krunal Pandya did the stand-in captaincy. After the loss, Pandya said: “We did pretty well in the first half restricting them. It was a great team effort. Really happy with how we have bowled this tournament. 126, at the start of the game, we would have taken. But we just could not execute our plans. (On Rahul's injury) It is a sad thing. He pulled his hip flexor, I guess. I do not know how bad it is. The medical team will assess it.”
Here is how fans have reacted to the video:
Bhai isme attitude hai kis bat ka matter solve krna chiye agla samne se mna krra hai😂
— Sachin chhachhiya (@adv_sachin01) May 1, 2023
abey rahul keh ra hei idr kya hei usne kaha kuch nhi 😂
— Smile Bali (@SmileBali6) May 2, 2023
Isko bkl jyda garmi chadeli hai
— ANSHU (@AnshuSi11500979) May 1, 2023
KL Rahul's disappointed look tells everything. A clear bad sportsmanship from his teammate. And this not the first time this Naveen behaved with a senior player of any country.
— Namrata (@namratrm) May 1, 2023
Ban @imnaveenulhaq from ipl
— VK (@Motera_Stadium) May 2, 2023
My respect for afghanis has increased…hats off 🙏
— Abhishek V (@Abhishek2162) May 1, 2023
Very Good....bahut acha kia.... Kohli me bht attitude hai wese....iska software update hona chahye
— Sahir Khan (@SahirKhan5595) May 1, 2023
Probably this is last ipl for naveen 😂
— chuchu (@chuchu435660) May 1, 2023
Pathaan aison ko muh nahin lagate sahi kiya 😈
— Satendra Negi (@iSatendraNegi) May 1, 2023