The script was stolen by Kohli’s argument with Mishra, which was followed by an episode with Naveen. Later, Kohli and Gambhir had an awkward scene together.
In stark contrast to the overall trend in the IPL 2023. The match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants stood out. Most or all coordinates have so far been high-scoring issues with even aggregates of 200 or more not being protected any longer.
There was a game in which the batters struggled on a slow pitch with a ball that was gripping and turning amid the sixes, fours, and batting milestones.
LSG was unfortunate because of KL Rahul’s hamstring injury. But it was that kind of track where his services were more needed than those of any other batter. Despite a low total of 126 for nine, RCB ultimately prevailed by 18 runs.
However, there was very little discussion of the game. Virat Kohli’s disagreement with Amit Mishra followed by an episode with Naveen-ul-Haq took the content which later changed into an awkward scene even after the match finished.
The line started in the fag end of Lucknow’s innings, in the seventeenth over when Kohli was seen having an extended and warmed visit with the on-field umpires who hoped to quiet the RCB star down.
The broadcasters played the entire footage after an over. Where Kohli appeared to have said something that caused Naveen to react and charge at him. Kohli verbally fought back and furthermore showed his shoe prior to pointing at Naveen.
A player of Kohli’s stature pointing at his shoe and then raising his finger at an opponent who was much younger than him did not paint a favorable picture. It was unclear what Kohli was trying to say.
In addition, there was a portion of the video where Mishra gave the impression that Kohli was telling him to calm down Naveen before the Afghanistan cricketer gave the former RCB captain a death stare.
Kohli and Naveen also shook hands as the players waited to shake hands after the match. But they only spoke briefly once more.
Kohli ignored it and continued to shake hands with the next player. However, as Naveen continued to hurl mouthfuls, Kohli immediately turned around. Glenn Maxwell intervened to separate the two before things got any worse between them.
There was a third part to it too. Kohli had a nasty argument with LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir almost immediately after the handshakes.
Gambhir charged at the RCB veteran, ignoring KL Rahul and others’ desperate attempts to stop him.
The former India captain was seen talking to KL Rahul about the same issue after the entire Kohli-Gambhir incident.
Probably explaining his side of the story as Naveen passed.
After that, he turned around and spoke, but Kohli turned away and ignored him.