Virat Kohli Was Abusing Our Players, Gambhir Got Angry When...: LSG Star's Big Reveal On Naveen Ul Haq Spat
Just days before Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli are set to be reunited after the two-time Indian Premier League (IPL)-winning captain's appointment as the head coach of the Indian cricket team, veteran Indian spinner Amit Mishra has reopened the ghost of the infamous Naveen-Ul-Haq saga.For those unversed, things turned ugly in a match between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 2023 IPL in a league stage match at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. During RCB's victory in the low-scoring thriller, tensions ran high as Kohli had a verbal spat with pacer Naveen-Ul-Haq and later Gambhir, who was the mentor of the Lucknow-based franchise at that time.Both Kohli and Naveen, as well as Kohli and Gambhir, appeared to have moved on from the saga, but LSG star Mishra has revealed the inside details of the events that led to the heated incident. Mishra was on the non-striker's crease when Kohli and Naveen had a go at each other.Related News | Gautam Gambhir Showed Big Heart, Ended Feud With Virat Kohli, Claims LSG Player Amit MishraWatch: When Gautam Gambhir Showed Big Heart, Gave Away His Man Of Match Award To Virat KohliMishra recalled how things had turned sour during the reverse fixture when Gambhir shushed the home crowd in Bengaluru after LSG's last-ball victory while Avesh Khan threw his helmet. However, he admitted that LSG did not expect Kohli to still have that incident in his mind when the teams met once again."Virat Kohli started abusing our players. What is his problem with Kyle Mayers. Naveen-Ul-Haq is bowling, and he is saying stuff. He said the wrong things to a few players and was taking actions towards the crowd. A lot of things can be avoided, but Virat Kohli did not avoid them."When I was batting with Naveen, I told Virat Kohli, 'Who are you talking to, explain to him.' I told him, 'he is silent, you are going on,' although he was very respectful towards him. I told him 'even if he misbehaved, you are the bigger player,'" Mishra said on Shubhankar Mishra's YouTube channel. Related News | Virat Kohli Has Less Friends In Team, Changed With Fame; Rohit Still The Same: India Spinner Drops Bombshell"Why is Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni respected and loved, because they respect junior players. I agree you are aggresive but do not do all this. I told him 'He is nothing in front of you, if you argue him, it's your insult,' Mishra added. Mishra further revealed that Kohli continued to have a go at LSG players during the post-match handshake, and it was at that point that Gambhir got angry. "It can happen, Virat Kohli is an aggressive player, even I was but I ended it after the match. The problem happened when the match finished, he once again started abusing. This is when Gambhir got angry. Why again you started. I stood with Gambhir, go now. Even I got angry then he went off. Later, Naveen told us he was once again insulting him. You kept carrying on, which is not good. You are an icon," Mishra added.Read More: Virat Kohli Has Less Friends In Team, Changed With Fame; Rohit Still The Same: India Spinner Drops BombshellMishra further revealed that it was Gambhir who ended the feud with Kohli, although it should have been the opposite. "I saw a good thing about Gautam. Virat Kohli didn't go towards him, Gautam went towards him. He went and asked 'How are you, how's your family.' So it was Gautam who ended the feud and not Kohli.""So Gautam showed his big heart at that time. It should have been Kohli who should have gone and ended the feud. He should have gone and said, 'Gauti bhai, let's end this," said Mishra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTXznW9FswQ&t=6204s Gambhir's first assignment as Team India head coach will be the white-tour of Sri Lanka. However, Kohli and Gambhir's first meeting is likely to only happen in September as the legendary batter has retired from T20Is is set to be rested for the ODI series.
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