Virat Kohli vs Naveen Ul Haq: "You'll get what you deserve" LSG pacer adds more fire to controversy

Naveen Ul Haq copped 50% fine on his match fees after heated altercation with Virat Kohli.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer Naveen Ul Haq has added more fuel to his controversy with Royal Challenger Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli by posting a cryptic tweet after their altercation during the May 1st IPL 2023 match in Lucknow.

RCB defeated LSG by 18 runs despite making 126/9 after batting first and then restricted the home side to just 108 in 19.5 overs.

On a testing pitch, Faf du Plessis scored 44 and Kohli made 31 and their 62-run opening partnership was the biggest reason why RCB posted a decent total against LSG. Naveen Ul Haq picked three wickets, while Ravi Bishnoi and Amit Mishra took two wickets apiece.

In reply, LSG were handicapped as skipper KL Rahul had suffered a hip flexor injury and was unable to bat at the start and LSG batters found it even more difficult to bat on the slowing pitch as Josh Hazlewood and Karn Sharma put immense pressure on them.

K Gowtham top-scored with 23 and Amit Mishra made 19 runs as LSG only managed 108 runs in 19.5 overs. For RCB, Josh Hazlewood and Karn Sharma picked two wickets apiece.

Naveen Ul Haq posts "You'll get what you deserve" story on Instagram

Kohli and Naveen had gotten into an altercation when the two teams shook hands after the match when Naveen said something to Kohli yet again and the former RCB skipper didn't hold himself back again.

It all started during the match when LSG pacer Naveen-ul-Haq said something to Kohli between the overs, before the 16th over of the second innings. Veteran players Amit Mishra and one of the on-field umpires came to the rescue and parted Kohli and Naveen before the matter got fiery.

After the incident, Naveen took to social media and posted on his Instagram: “You get what you deserve that’s how it should be and that’s how it goes”