NB In Pics | 'We shook hands, and Virat said...': Naveen-ul-Haq reveals chat with Kohli after duo hugged in IND vs AFG WC game
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All the cricket fans were waiting for the rivalry between Indian star Virat Kohli and Afghanistan pacer Naveen-Ul-Haq with commentator Gautam Gambhir in the commentator box. There were some stares being exchanged between both the cricketers during first innings, however, it seems like the duo buried the hatchet.
In a delightful moment, Naveen-Ul-Haq and Virat Kohli were seen sharing pleasantries during the World Cup game.
Notably, the duo were involved in a heated clash in the IPL earlier this year, which at that point, became one of the most talked about moments of the tournament. But on Wednesday, both Kohli and Naveen let bygones be bygones and patched things up between them and were seen hugging and sharing a smile together.
As the fans at Kohli's home ground kept teasing Naveen, the India star also urged the people not to do the same in another touching gesture.
Virat Kohli asking the crowd not to troll Naveen.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 11, 2023
- A great human being, Kohli. pic.twitter.com/YFQE1oK2hd
For Naveen, the matter never went beyond the boundary ropes. "Crowd will chant for their home cricketers and that is what they did. It is his (Kohli's) home ground. He is a nice guy, a good player and we shook hands."
"It (what happened) was always in the ground, it was nothing outside the ground. People make it big. They need that stuff for their followers. He said (today) 'we are done with that and I said yes we are done with that. We shook hands and hugged," Naveen told PTI.
Earlier, in IPL in May, Lucknow Super Giants' Naveen and Royal Challengers Bangalore's star Kohli squared-off in a on-field and post-match war of words.
To know more about the feud read here-
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