Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) bowler Naveen-ul-Haq are engaged in a social media battle following their clash during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Lucknow on Monday (01).
After RCB’s 18-run win, Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants’ mentor Gautam Gambhir engaged in an ugly spat before the teammates came and interfered.
The altercation between Kohli and Gambir has cost them 100 per cent of their match fees, as both have been fined for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct after the match in Lucknow yesterday.
Kohli and Gambhir have admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct.
Meanwhile, LSG bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, who was involved in a verbal duel with Kohli during the 17th over of Lucknow’s run-chase, has also been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for a Level 1 offence.
Despite being fined, both Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq have taken the battle to social media, with both sharing posts on Instagram.
“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth,” Kohli first shared on Instagram.
Naveen-ul-Haq, thereafter, posted; “You get what you deserve. That’s how it should be and that’s how it goes.” (NewsWire)