‘Virat Kohli started the fight’, Naveen-ul-Haq makes explosive statement on onfield brawls during IPL 2023

IPL 2023 witnessed an onfield brawl between India batsman Virat Kohli and Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq. The brawl happened during Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gautam Gambhir involved himself in the contest. Even after the on-field spat, the cold war between Gambhir, Naveen and Virat continued as they posted Instagram Stories to take a veiled dig at each other. Even after more than a month has passed since this clash, no one knows what was the reason for this tussle between the cricketers. In a recent interview to BBC Pashto, Naveen may have given a little hint.

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Naveen said that he did not start the fight during the handshake ceremony. “He (Kohli) should not have said all these things during and after the match. I did not start the fight. After the match, when we were shaking hands, Virat Kohli started the fight. I just want to say one thing. I usually don’t slander anyone, and even if I do, I tell the batsmen only when I’m bowling because I’m a bowler. I didn’t utter a word in that match. I didn’t utter a word. Sledge anyone,” Naveen said.

Virat Kohli fans booing Gautam Gambhir and Naveen Ul Haq.

Virat Kohli is bigger than cricket pic.twitter.com/djt7R1BasQ– Shaurya (@Kohli_Dewotee) May 20, 2023

Naveen said that he never lost his temper during the match and never bad mouthed anyone. He said that he does not remain silent when others do this to him. “The players who were there know how I handled the situation. I never lost my temper when I was batting or after the match. Everyone can see what I did after the match. I just shook hands And then he (Kohli) held my hand tightly and I am also a human being and I reacted.

“When you see the penalty, you will understand who started the fight. If someone is telling me something, I will not back down. I have had it since I started playing under-16 for Afghanistan. I have never No offense to anyone but if someone does this to me, I don’t keep quiet. I give it back. You may call it wrong but it is what it is.”

Naveen said that he plays every cricket match, be it at the club level or international matches, with the same intensity. “Whether it is a young player from the opposition team or a senior member of the team, whether it is in a club match, playing for Afghanistan, or in the IPL, I approach a cricket match with the same intensity and when someone says something So I step back.” Me.”