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Targeted With 'Virat Kohli' Chants, Naveen-ul-Haq's Gautam Gambhir-Like Gesture For Eden Gardens Crowd

Virat Kohli's spat with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)'s Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq has been one of the highlights of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Despite the incident taking place at the start of this month, Naveen is being mocked by rival fans across the country. During the match between LSG and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens on Saturday, Naveen was once again targeted by fans with raucous "Kohli" chants. However, instead of taking pressure, Naveen also indulged in an exchange with KKR fans.

Watch: Crowd Chants "Kohli, Kohli" At Naveen-ul-Haq During KKR vs LSG Clash

The on-field altercation between Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq has been grabbing headlines for quite some time now. Since the incident, the fans have been linking almost every gesture made by the two cricketers to that incident and even their social media posts are being analysed thoroughly. In a video that has been widely shared on social media, the crowd at Eden Gardens during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match between LSG and Kolkata Knight Riders could be heard chanting 'Kohli, Kohli' at Naveen when he was bowling.

Chennai, Lucknow qualify for IPL play-offs

Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants qualified for the Indian Premier League (IPL) play-offs on Saturday after beating Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively.

Jos Buttler Sets Unwanted Record In IPL With 5th Duck In IPL 2023

Rajasthan Royals (RR) star batter Jos Buttler registered an unwanted batting record on Friday, becoming a player with the most ducks in a single season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The batter registered this record during the match against Punjab Kings in Dharamshala. In the match, he was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada for a three-ball duck. This is his fifth duck in this season. There are some batters who have scored four ducks in a single IPL season: Herchelle Gibbs (Deccan Chargers, 2009), Mithun Manhas (Pune Warriors India, 2011), Manish Pandey (Pune Warriors India, 2012), Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals, 2020), Eoin Morgan (Kolkata Knight Riders, 2021) and Nicholas Pooran (Punjab Kings, 2021).

IPL 2023: Lucknow Super Giants To Wear Mohun Bagan Colours Against Kolkata Knight Riders On Saturday

Lucknow Super Giants, owned by city-based conglomerate RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, will don Mohun Bagan's fabled green and maroon-coloured jersey in their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata on Saturday. The RPSG Group, which bought the Lucknow franchise following IPL's expansion to 10 teams in 2022, are also the principal owners of the Indian Super League team Mohun Bagan, having acquired a majority stake before the ISL 2020-21 season. "It is (Mohun Bagan) not an institution, it's actually an emotion. It's legacy represents the city of Kolkata," LSG team owner Shashwat Goenka said.

"The Mango Guy": Naveen-Ul-Haq, After His 'Sweet Mangoes' Insta Post, Gets New Nickname From Nicholas Pooran

Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq and mangoes seem to have a quirky relationship. It all started when the bowler got social media buzzing with a post about mangoes. "Sweet mango's," wrote the Afghanistan star while sharing a picture of mangoes being put in front of a TV screen that had Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians match going on. It is worth noting that the visual the TV screen showed was right after Kohli (1) was dismissed. Given Naveen had a clash with Kohli around a week before, fans speculated it to be the pacer's dig at the India batter.

"The Mango Guy": Naveen-Ul-Haq, After His 'Sweet Mangoes' Insta Post, Gets New Nickname From Nicholas Pooran

Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq and mangoes seem to have a quirky relationship. It all started when the bowler got social media buzzing with a post about mangoes. "Sweet mango's," wrote the Afghanistan star while sharing a picture of mangoes being put in front of a TV screen that had Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians match going on. It is worth noting that the visual the TV screen showed was right after Kohli (1) was dismissed. Given Naveen had a clash with Kohli around a week before, fans speculated it to be the pacer's dig at the India batter.

LSG vs MI, Live Score, IPL 2023: MI Take On LSG As Race To Playoffs Heats Up

LSG vs MI, IPL 2023, Live Updates:Lucknow Super Giants will be squaring off against Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2023 match on Tuesday at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. MI are third on the points table with 14 points and with a point less from same the number of games, LSG are holding on to the fourth spot. Both teams will be looking to get out of the danger zone as eight teams remain in the play-off contention. Suryakumar Yadav is back to his breathtaking best and played a huge role in Mumbai's wins in the previous two games. Then LSG have players who can win for the game even from a hopeless situation, like Nicholas Pooran did against Sunrisers.

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Targeted With 'Virat Kohli' Chants, Naveen-ul-Haq's Gautam Gambhir-Like Gesture For Eden Gardens Crowd

Watch: Crowd Chants "Kohli, Kohli" At Naveen-ul-Haq During KKR vs LSG Clash

Chennai, Lucknow qualify for IPL play-offs

Jos Buttler Sets Unwanted Record In IPL With 5th Duck In IPL 2023

IPL 2023: Lucknow Super Giants To Wear Mohun Bagan Colours Against Kolkata Knight Riders On Saturday

"The Mango Guy": Naveen-Ul-Haq, After His 'Sweet Mangoes' Insta Post, Gets New Nickname From Nicholas Pooran

"The Mango Guy": Naveen-Ul-Haq, After His 'Sweet Mangoes' Insta Post, Gets New Nickname From Nicholas Pooran

LSG vs MI, Live Score, IPL 2023: MI Take On LSG As Race To Playoffs Heats Up