According to the search results, Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq were involved in a verbal spat during a match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants on May 1, 2023. The incident took place after Kohli asked his RCB bowlers to target Naveen and the other LSGs tail-enders with bouncers. Naveen didnt like Kohlis suggestion and confronted him. The matter further escalated after the match during the customary post-match handshakes. While LSG skipper KL Rahul tried to play mediator between the two, Gautam Gambhir, who is the mentor of the Lucknow-based franchise, intervened and the situation aggravated. However, during the India vs Afghanistan World Cup match in Delhi on October 11, 2023, Kohli and Naveen hugged it out and buried the hatchet.