Afghanistan omits Naveen-ul-Haq from the roster for the 2023 Asia Cup; see complete team

Afghanistan just announced their 17-member roster for the next Asia Cup 2023, following their three-match ODI series loss to Pakistan in Sri Lanka. Afghanistan Cricket Board. Naveen-ul-Haq has gained attention on social media since the IPL 2023 for his on- and off-the-field disputes with India and RCB star batter Virat Kohli. At the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow during RCB’s second IPL 2023 match against LSG, Kohli got into a physical argument with Naveen and LSG coach Gautam Gambhir. The 23-year-old Afghan pacer responded to their altercation on the field with a string of tweets on social media that appeared to be intended at Virat Kohli.

After IPL 2023 had been underway for a month, Naveen returned to his Instagram account and posted yet another strange message that brought up the encounter with Kohli.

Naveen-ul-Haq had a respectable IPL 2023 season, picking up 11 wickets in seven innings at an economy rate of 7.82, but the ACB did not pick him for the Asia Cup 2023. Naveen has made appearances in several.