Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) wanted a win of their ultimate league match in opposition to defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) to make the IPL 2023 Playoffs however a superb century by Shubman Gill despatched them crashing out of the Playoffs race. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), however, had sealed their Playoffs berth with an exciting one-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday.
There is not any love misplaced between Afghanistan and LSG pacer Naveen-ul-Haq and RCB batter Virat Kohli after their well-documented combat earlier this season. On Sunday, Naveen as soon as in opposition to posted ‘cryptic’ Instagram story after Kohli’s century went in useless as GT emerged victorious by six wickets. Naveen’s submit quickly went viral on social media as followers clearly understood that the pacer was making enjoyable of Kohli and RCB.
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Naveen Ul Haq posted this video on his Instagram after RCB misplaced the match#RCBvsGT pic.twitter.com/FCaF41IMnM
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Kohli and Naveen have been concerned in an enormous combat after their IPL 2023 league match in Lucknow which RCB had gained. The RCB batter was additionally embroiled in one other combat with LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir after the identical match. Kohli and Gambhir have been fined 100 per cent of their match charges whereas Naveen was fined 50 per cent of his match charges.
LSG groups have been usually taunted with ‘Kohli, Kohli’ chants wherever they’ve performed since them. Naveen was seen silencing the gang even on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata throughout their final match in opposition to KKR. The incident unfolded throughout the second over of the KKR innings when Jason Roy, the English batsman, unleashed a barrage of boundaries in opposition to the Afghan pacer. The crowd, clearly backing Kohli, erupted in chants of “Kohli, Kohli,” inflicting a frenzy within the stadium.
In response to the thunderous chants, Naveen-ul-Haq held his finger to his lips, gesturing for silence from the gang. Despite his try and quiet the uproar, the Kolkata Knight Riders’ residence crowd continued to bathe the pacer with Kohli chants, undeterred by his gesture.
It’s price noting that this trade will not be the primary of its variety. Gautam Gambhir, the mentor of the Lucknow Super Giants, had beforehand engaged in an identical gesture throughout a match on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Meanwhile, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis expressed his disappointment after failing to make the Playoffs Stage. “Obviously very disappointing. We got a really strong team tonight, excellent innings by Shuman Gill. There was a lot of grip in the second innings. I thought 195-200 was a good score. We needed that wicket of Shubman,” Du Plessis stated on the post-match presentation.
“From our batting perspective, our top four contributed really well… We missed a few runs consistently throughout the season, especially in the back-end of the innings. Perhaps in the middle (overs), we didn’t get as many wickets as we would have liked. We need a good middle order, and make sure we finish games off. Last season it was DK, but this season it wasn’t to be,” he added.
