WATCH | Crowd chants Kohli's name when Naveen-ul-Haq bowls during LSG vs MI

Naveen-ul-Haq hasn't been in action since the last time the Lucknow Super Giants fans saw him on the cricket field was in that heated game against Royal Challengers Bangalore former skipper Virat Kohli on May 1, a match known more for the spat between him, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli.

 

 

 

On his return to action on Tuesday, against Mumbai Indians, Naveen did produce a decent show until being smashed for 19 runs in the penultimate over of the game. But he survived the criticism after Mohsin Khan held his nerves in the final over to defend 10 runs as LSG escaped with a narrow win to stay firm in the race for the playoffs.

 

The Afghanistan quick conceded 16 runs in two overs he bowled in the powerplay. However, the part that stood out was when Naveen came into the attack, the crowd broke into "Kohli, Kohli" chants. It was on even during the second over with a video showing the Lucknow crowd going wild with their repeated ‘Kohli’ chants before Rohit picked up the slower delivery and flicked it for a 65-metre six over square leg.

 

 

Rewinding the incident from May 1, Kohli had allegedly left Naveen furious when he was batting by pointing towards the dirt on his shoes. Naveen's LSG teammate Amit Mishra was seen complaining to the umpires, who had to intervene. Later, the two shared an intense handshake where Glenn Maxwell had to step in to separate them. The ugly scenes stretched further as Kohli later got into a spat with LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir as well.