IPL 2023 | "I like the crowd chanting his name...," Naveen-ul-Haq on Virat Kohli
The Hindu
Lucknow Super Giants pacer Naveen-ul-Haq opened up on the heated chat with Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli and said that he “enjoys” when the crowd chants his name while he bowls.
Lucknow Super Giants pacer Naveen-ul-Haq on Thursday opened up on the heated chat with Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli and said that he "enjoys" when the crowd chants his name while he bowls.
"I enjoy it. I like the crowd chanting his (Virat Kohli's) name or any other player's name. It gives me passion to play well for my team," Naveen said as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
The Afghanistan pace bowler was on fire with the ball as he picked up four crucial wickets to keep LSG in the game. However, his efforts were futile as LSG bundled out on a score of 101.
The crowd starts to chant Virat Kohli's name whenever he prepares to bowl. But he ensured that all these chants gave him the passion to play better.
Notably, the LSG pacer has been recently targeted by the Kohli fans due to the altercation that happened at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here after RCB bowled LSG out for 108, scoring 126/9 in 20 overs, with KL Rahul batting through a leg injury in an unsuccessful attempt to take his side to victory.
LSG coach Gautam Gambhir and former RCB skipper Virat Kohli had a heated argument during the two teams' encounter on May 1. The Afghan pacer has drawn attention with his social media posts and comments.
After the RCB-LSG game, Naveen posted an Instagram story about mangoes when the Bengaluru-based franchise did not perform well in their matches. He also uploaded a laughing meme video on his Instagram story after RCB were knocked out of the tournament.