OTD 2023: Fierce fight between Virat Kohli-Nawin-ul-Haq in IPL

On this day, on May 1, 2023, there was a sharp noise between Virat Kohli and Afghan fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq during the Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match in the IPL. The incident became the main center of IPL 2023.

A match was being played between the two teams at Lucknow’s Ekana Cricket Stadium, and the stadium was packed. However, despite the arrival of such a large number of fans, there was a tutu-me between Kohli and Naveen.

Give information about the incident, when Naveen comes to bat as a tail batsman from Lucknow Super Giants, Virat Kohli tells the RCB bowlers to bowl him a shot pitch.

On this reaction of Kohli, the Afghan player expressed displeasure and replied during the match, which caused a sharp noise, which reached the scuffle after the match. Naveen held Kohli’s hand for some time while shaking hands after the match was over.

After this, the matter worsened when the then LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir came in the middle, and he refused to talk to Kohli to Kyle Mayors. This was followed by Naveen and Kohli, the Nakhonk, a serious-kohli dispute.

There was a fierce debate between the two on the ground, which made Gambhir’s conflict with his former Indian partner made the matter even more serious. The players of both teams took steps to separate the two, after which both Virat Kohli and Gambhir were fined for violating the IPL code of conduct.

On the other hand, Naveen left no stone unturned to convey the matter to social media, and he also shared a cryptic post of Mango after RCB batsmen were dismissed early in a match. Naveen was trolled a lot about this.

However, during IPL 2024, not only Naveen but Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir also came between each other, erased these distances. After this, the serious Indian cricket team became the head coach, then things became more stable.