Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) all-rounder (LSG) Naveen-ul-Haq has opened up on the heated battle between him and Virat Kohli during the last season of IPL which eventually escalated with Gautam Gambhir getting involved in the proceedings.

Naveen and Kohli had exchanged some words in the middle which angered Gambhir who sided with his team member, leading to players from both camps coming out to separate the former Indian teammates.

Speaking to ZalmiTV, Naveen revealed that the seeds of the tussle were laid in the previous match between the two sides in Bengaluru where the Lucknow-based franchise won and that Gambhir later got 'carried away'.

"We went to play our away match in Bengaluru. That's where it all started. We won that game - it was very close - so one of our players [Avesh Khan] threw the helmet in excitement after scoring the winning runs," said Naveen.

"Virat Kohli probably didn't like it. Next, their team came to Lucknow. I think I went out to bat at No. 9 or 10 and we had pretty much lost the game by then," he added.

"So, I didn't expect that I would be sledged. But when it happened, like I said, when someone starts, I can't hold back. After the game, things continued