“Naveenul Haq responds to Kohli chants with Gambhir-style silence during KKR-Lucknow match”

The tussle between Virat Kohli and Lucknow Supergiants’ Afghan pacer Naveenul Haq was one of the highlights of this year’s IPL. After the impressive win against Lucknow, Gautam Gambhir’s tie with the Bangalore skipper also became a big news.

Naveenul Haq, meanwhile, has been taunted by opposing fans wherever he goes for the incident earlier this month. During yesterday’s KKR-Lucknow match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, some fans tried to provoke Naveenul Haq with Kohli…Kohli chants. It continued while batting and bowling. But instead of getting angry, the player responded by borrowing the same style as Gambhir and Kohli.

After Krunal Pandya bowled to Naveen in the second over, the “Kohli” calls became fierce. The cheers got louder as Jason Roy hit three consecutive boundaries off Naveen. But Naveen put his index finger to his lips and told the KKR fans to keep quiet as Ravi Bishnoi took a blistering catch to dismiss super-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The video of the incident is now viral on social media.