“Where is mango man??”- Netizens DISAPPOINTED as they won’t witness Virat Kohli vs Naveen-ul-Haq in 2023 Asia Cup after Afghan pacer dropped from squad

The cricket fraternity, especially the Indian cricket enthusiasts were desperately waiting to witness the Naveen-Kohli match in the 2023 Asia Cup.


“Where is mango man??”- Netizens DISAPPOINTED as they won’t witness Virat Kohli vs Naveen-ul-Haq in 2023 Asia Cup after Afghan pacer dropped from squad

Naveen-ul-Haq, Virat Kohli (Images via ESPNCricinfo, X)

Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq made waves during the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) due to his fight with former India captain Virat Kohli. The cricket fraternity, especially the Indian cricket enthusiasts were desperately waiting to witness the Naveen-Kohli match in the 2023 Asia Cup. Unfortunately, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) dropped Naveen from the squad, leaving fans on X (formerly Twitter) flabbergasted.

During the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Naveen and Kohli exchanged a few heated words during LSG’s innings. The altercation continued even after the match and led to another verbal fight between Kohli with LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir. That was considered the ugliest thing that happened during the 16th edition of the IPL.

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After that event, both Kohli and Naveen took to their respective social media handles to take an indirect dig at each other. While Kohli kept on celebrating the opponents of LSG during their matches, Naveen went a step ahead and shared those now famous “Sweet mangoes” posts on Instagram after RCB’s elimination, leaving social media users in splits and Kohli fans enraged and they were waiting for an opportunity to attack Naveen on X.

And when LSG found themselves out of IPL, Kohli and RCB fans reached cloud nine and posted all sorts of hilarious memes to mock Naveen, hitting him back with his own “Sweet mangoes” phrase.

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Check how fans reacted as they won’t witness the Virat Kohli vs Naveen-ul-Haq fight after ACB dropped the pacer from the 2023 Asia Cup squad

"Where is mango man??"- Netizens DISAPPOINTED as they won't witness Virat Kohli vs Naveen-ul-Haq in 2023 Asia Cup after Afghan pacer dropped from squad
Naveen-ul-Haq, Virat Kohli (Images via Getty, X)

The discussion about their fight continued even after the IPL. But as Naveen-ul-Haq won’t be a part of the 2023 Asia Cup squad, fans are disappointed.

Check their reactions here:

https://twitter.com/Shefali__Patel_/status/1695763587959308590
https://twitter.com/Raja15975/status/1695762137111740535
https://twitter.com/100off31/status/1695784290108457004
https://twitter.com/LoyleRohitFan45/status/1695799544263626999
https://twitter.com/SharyOfficial/status/1695778093980373108

Afghanistan squad for the 2023 Asia Cup:

Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Gurbaz, Najib Zadran, Rashid, Ikram Alikhil, Karim Janat, Naib, Nabi, Mujeeb, Farooqi, Ashraf, Noor, Abdul Rahman and Saleem.

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