The fiery trade between Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq and Virat Kohli created a buzz throughout the IPL 2023 season, making it a standout second. In consequence, followers had been eagerly anticipating their face-off within the upcoming Asia Cup 2023.

Nonetheless, the followers had been left somewhat disenchanted on Sunday (August 27) as Naveen-ul-Haq didn’t discover a spot in Afghanistan’s 17-member squad for the continental event.

Naveen’s final look within the 50-overs format was in January 2021. He has represented Afghanistan in seven ODIs up to now, through which he picked up 14 wickets at a mean of 25.42.

Nonetheless, the snub from the Asia Cup choice has clearly affected him deeply. That is evident from the cryptic message that the right-arm quick bowler posted on social media quickly after the squad announcement.

“Irrespective of how nicely your eyes modify to darkness, you’ll by no means mistake it for mild,” he wrote on Instagram.

Afghanistan Squad for Asia Cup 2023: Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Ikram Ali Khil, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noor Ahmad, Abdul Rahman, Mohammad Saleem.