Virat Kohli has been at the centre of attention since the time India took to the field against Afghanistan on Wednesday. It was the second match for both teams in the ODI World Cup 2023 tournament. The game in New Delhi was extra special as it was Virat Kohli’s home ground and he was playing his second-ever World Cup game at the venue.
Naveen Ul Haq has had to endure a lot of chants and calls with Virat Kohli’s name. The two players had a public spat during IPL 2023 when Bangalore visited Lucknow. There were a lot of unsavoury scenes towards the end of the game. Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli also had a falling out in front of a million fans.
At the end of the day, no one was expecting the feud to end so soon. But when it ended, it warmed the hearts of every cricket fan in front of millions of fans watching the game. Both Naveen Ul Haq and Virat Kohli proved why Cricket is called the Gentleman’s game.
The feud ends with a hug and a handshake –
Naveen Ul Haq came out to bat when Rashid Khan fell to give India its eighth wicket. There were the usual Virat Kohli chants when the Afghan bowler came out to bat. It did not faze the 24-year-old as he went about his business with the bat in hand.
During the Indian batting, former India skipper Virat Kohli could be seen telling the crowd not to trouble Naveen Ul Haq. This caught the attention of every cricket fan as King Kohli won the hearts of everyone including Naveen Ul Haq.
What am I watching? ??
Thought Virat was going to smash Naveen like kesrick Williams in the past .#ViratKohli #naveen #indvsAfg #cwc23 #teamindia #GautamGambhir pic.twitter.com/xhE7emj4FA— Rajasekhar (@raja_sekhar23) October 11, 2023
The bowler came up to Kohli and the two hugged it out and shook hands to end the feud. There were words exchanged between the two and this time it was all pleasant as both had huge smiles on their faces. It was a huge relief for the Afghan bowler in particular who wouldn’t have to endure any more Kohli chants.
Virat Kohli asking the crowd not to troll Naveen.
– A great human being, Kohli. pic.twitter.com/YFQE1oK2hd
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 11, 2023
Rohit Sharma scored 131 off 84 balls with 16 fours and 5 sixes as he helped India win the game by eight wickets. Virat Kohli was not out on 55 to score his second half-century of ODI World Cup 2023. The Indian team will next play arch-rivals Pakistan on Saturday in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
