After Afridi, Afghanistan's Naveen disrespects Kohli

After Afridi, Afghanistan's Naveen disrespects Kohli

Naveen ul-Haq, a fast bowler from Afghanistan, was involved in a heated argument with former RCB skipper Virat Kohli on Monday during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants. This isn't whenever that Naveen first has been engaged with a verbal quarrel with a rival player on the field.


The episode occurred at the Ekana Sports City in Lucknow, and it ignited a progression of occasions that directed the procedures of the match till the post-match show.

The specific justification behind the contention and who started it is as yet muddled, yet it isn't whenever that Naveen first has been engaged with a verbal fight with a resistance player on the field.

Naveen had a heated argument with Mohammad Amir and Shahid Afridi in a similar manner at the start of the Lanka Premier League in 2020.

Despite being delayed by rain and having a low score, the match between RCB and LSG was thrilling. After Bangalore dominated the match by 18 runs, there were a few minutes that grabbed the eye of the fans. Naveen-ul-Haq, Gautam Gambhir, and Virat Kohli were seen having a heated argument, and Kohli also had a similar argument with the former cricketer.

Throughout the match, especially when the LSG batters were getting dismissed during their chase, Kohli was clearly animated. Gambhir had exhibited similar animated reactions during the previous matchup between Lucknow and RCB, even directing the crowd to "shut up" during the game.

Kohli made a comment while pointing to Naveen's left-leg shoe, causing the altercation between the two to appear to have escalated. The circumstances up until the post-match presentation, which were far from ideal, were influenced by this incident.

Because of the quarrel, the Leading body of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made a severe move against Kohli, Gambhir, and Naveen-ul-Haq for penetrating the IPL Implicit set of principles. After being found guilty of a Level 2 offense, Kohli and Gambhir were fined 100% of their match fees, while Naveen-ul-Haq lost 50% of his match fees for his Level 1 offense. Each of the three confessed to their particular offenses and acknowledged the approvals.

Naveen posted a cryptic story on Instagram that may have been a reference to the incident and a dig at Indian superstar Kohli. The sanctions do not appear to be the end of the controversy.