The player who messed with Kohli didn't find a buyer, IPL career over after just 18 matches?

IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Virat Kohli is counted among the best players in the world and his batting is also unmatched. Apart from this he is famous for his aggressiveness. His agility is evident on the field. In IPL 2023, Virat had a heated argument with Naveen Ul Haq, who plays for Lucknow Super Giants. After this both the players were also fined. Naveen, who now plays for LSG, did not find a buyer in the IPL 2025 mega auction. No team has bid for it.

Only 18 matches have been played in IPL so far

Naveen Ul Haq is playing in IPL from 2023 onwards. In IPL 2024, he played a total of 10 matches for Lucknow Super Giants. He has taken a total of 25 wickets in 18 IPL matches so far. The Lucknow team did not retain him for this season. Because of this, he remained unsold in the auction, putting his IPL career in major jeopardy.

Has retired from ODI cricket

25-year-old Naveen-ul-Haq retired from ODI cricket after the ODI World Cup 2023. But he was playing consistently in T20 cricket. He has shown his talent in leagues around the world. He has played in Lanka Premier League, T20 Blast and Bangladesh Premier League. He has played 15 ODIs and 38 T20 Internationals for Afghanistan.

There was a heated argument with Virat Kohli

In IPL 2023, there was a match between Lucknow Super Giants and RCB, in which there was an argument between Kohli and Naveen Ul Haq playing for LSG. In the match, Virat saw Naveen and said something. After this he pointed to Navi and said something. Later, a brawl broke out between the two players. Then when the match was over. Kohli was then shaking hands with all the players, in which Naveen got angry and said something to Kohli. Here matters worsened and captain KL Rahul had to intervene. Then when Kohli stands near the boundary line and says something to Kyle Meyers, Lucknow Super Giants mentor Gautam Gambhir comes and takes Meyers away from Kohli. Then he had an argument with Kohli.