'Crowd Will Chant...': Naveen-ul-Haq Reveals What Virat Kohli Told Him After the Hug

Afghanistan bowler Naveen-ul-Haq has been at the receiving end of taunts and chants of ‘Kohli, Kohli’ everywhere he has played in India after the infamous tiff between him and Virat Kohli during an Indian Premier League clash last season.

Back in May of this year, during the IPL 2023 clash between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants, an altercation erupted between Kohli and Naveen.

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The pair were seen arguing during and even after the game with Naveen and Kohli’s feud almost turning physical at one point. After the incident, the fight continued online as Naveen kept making cryptic references to mangoes.

On Wednesday, Kohli and Naveen finally buried the hatchet with a hug that broke the internet. The pair were seen having a laugh during India’s fixture against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

News18 Cricketnext caught Naveenafter India thrashed Afghanistan by 8 wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

When asked about the hug, Naveen said: “We are here to win not just participate. The crowd will chant for their home cricketers and that is what they did. It is home ground. He is a nice guy good player and we shook hands.”

“It was always in the ground, it was nothing outside the ground. People make it big. They need that stuff for their followers. He said we are done with that and I said yes we are done with it. We shook hands and hugged,” he added.

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While the visuals of the hug played on screens across the world, Ravi Shastri had a cheeky comment on the situation unfolding.

“An interesting development took place when Rohit Sharma was dismissed and Shreyas Iyer was coming out. This is what happened. Naveen-ul-Haq, Virat Kohli shaking hands with each other. And this is good. The crowd love it. You might have your things to say at the heat of the moment, but this is absolutely great to see,” Shastri said on commentary.

“Whatever happens, Naveen has to go back to the Virat Kohli pavilion,” he added.