Ex-Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi's old tweet for Naveen-ul-Haq after their fight went viral post the Afghan bowler's verbal spat with Virat Kohli in IPL 2023. Afridi had written, "My advice to...young player was simple, play the game...don't indulge in abusive talk...Respect for teammates and opponents is...basic spirit of the game." Afridi and Naveen had a confrontation in LPL 2020.