Naveen and Kohli were involved in a heated altercation during the IPL 2023 season.
The duo engaged in a war of words during the LSG-RCB clash at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on May 1. The on-field aggression spilled over to the post-match handshakes as they had another verbal spat.
It appears that Naveen hasn’t moved on from the incident even after two months. Every now and then, the Afghanistan cricketer shares some cryptic posts on social media, which seem to be a dig at Kohli.
On Saturday (July 1), Naveen posted another cryptic video showcasing a story of a tiger arguing with a donkey.
The quote towards the end of the clip states: “The worst waste of time is arguing with a fool and fanatic who does not care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. There are people who no matter how much evidence we present to them, are not in the capacity to understand, and others are blinded by ego, hatred, and resentment, and all they want is to be right even if they are not.”
In an interview with BBC Pashto last month, Naveen blamed Kohli for triggering the fight and alleged that the RCB star caught his hands “forcefully” after the match.
“I just want to say one thing I generally don’t sledge anyone, and even if I do it I would say it to the batters only when I am bowling because I am a bowler. In that match, I didn’t utter a single word. I didn’t sledged anyone.
“Players, who were there they know how I dealt with the situation. I never lost my temper, when I was batting or after the match. What I did after the match is can be seen by everyone. I was just shaking hands and then he (Kohli) caught my hand forcefully and I am also human being and I reacted,” Naveen said.
After the game, Kohli also had a heated exchange with LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir. Things did look ugly in the middle and all three were fined for breaching the IPL’s code of conduct. While Kohli and Gambhir were fined 100% of their match fees, Naveen lost half of it.