There could be no Virat Kohli vs Naveen-ul-Haq Round 2 after Royal Challengers Bangalore have been eradicated from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 following a defeat in opposition to defending champions Gujarat Titans. Despite Kohli’s report seventh IPL ton, RCB ended on the shedding aspect as Shubman Gill additionally introduced up a century. Gill’s ton helped GT safe a 6-wicket win whereas the consequence meant curtains to the Bengaluru franchise’s marketing campaign. After RCB’s elimination, Lucknow Super Giants pacer Naveen’s Instagram story, nonetheless, left many Kohli followers fuming.

Naveen, who had an notorious spat with Kohli on May 1 throughout the RCB vs LSG match within the league stage of the marketing campaign, posted a well-liked meme on his Instagram account.

Many followers felt the meme from Naveen is an try to mock Kohli as his staff could not qualify for the playoffs whereas the Afghan pacer’s staff LSG did.

Naveen Ul Haq’s Instagram story. pic.twitter.com/J53mHrfQ4o

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 21, 2023

Here’s how followers reacted:

Naveen ul haq newest insta standing pic.twitter.com/dB30EMjbqa

— I.P.S (@Plant_Warrior) May 21, 2023

This Naveen ul haq is crossing all the bounds pic.twitter.com/d0EF5GhppN

— Pratham. (@76thHundredWhxn) May 21, 2023

Naveen ul haq’s Instagram story pic.twitter.com/tw07FPbayd

— ri.tweets (@ritik_213) May 21, 2023

This is Naveen-ul-Haq’s final IPL.

— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) May 21, 2023

naveen ul haq has taken it too far now pic.twitter.com/A8bQZC0Sdf

— Kanupriya (@kanupriiya) May 21, 2023

As for the match, Shubman Gill hit an unbeaten 104 to trump Virat Kohli’s report century as holders Gujarat Titans knocked Royal Challengers Bangalore out of the IPL on Sunday.

The consequence allowed five-time winners Mumbai Indians to fill the fourth and remaining play-off spot after they hammered Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets within the first match of the day.

Gill starred within the remaining group match with a 52-ball knock that steered Gujarat to victory with 5 balls to spare.

Gill hit the successful six to lift his second straight ton.

His hundred was the occasion’s third of the day after Cameron Green‘s match-winning 100 for Mumbai after which Kohli’s 101 not out.

Kohli hit his second successive hundred and seventh within the IPL to overhaul Chris Gayle‘s six and steer Bangalore to 197-5 in a match that began an hour late resulting from rain in Bengaluru.

The effort was in useless as Kohli’s look forward to an elusive IPL title goes on for one more yr.

With AFP inputs