“Yes Kohli Is Selfish”, Venkatesh Prasad Shuts Muhammad Hafeez’s Remark (image-instagram/virat.kohli)
Indian star batsman Virat Kohli on his 35th birthday achieved yet another illustrious milestone in his career by equaling 49th ODI century in the match against South Africa at Eden Gardens. Kohli amassed 101 off 121 balls. So far, Kohli accumulated 543 runs from eight matches which include two tons and four fifties.
But former Pakistan all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez noted Kohli’s display of talent as ‘selfish’. Hafeez said that Virat displayed selfish batting, something that Indian captain Rohit Sharma could have also done but instead he chose to put the team forward.
Hafeez then accused Kohli for putting himself ahead of the team to reach the milestone.
“I saw sense of selfishness in Virat Kohli”s batting and this happened for the third time in this World Cup. In the 49th over, he was looking to take a single to reach his own hundred and he didn”t put the team first,” he said on Top Cricket Analysis show.
He then cited the example of Indian skipper and said that Rohit Sharma is sacrificing his innings for the team. “Your captain can also play like you but his goal is bigger than his personal achievement, Rohit can also hit centuries,” he added.
He concluded his comment by attributing Virat’s shots but said he should’ve shown intend to score runs rather than taking singles for his tons.
However, former Indian pacer and bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad slammed Hafeez for criticising Kohli with an explosive tweet. The former Indian cricketer wrote on his X handle, “Hearing funny arguments about Virat Kohli being Selfish and obsessed with personal milestone. Yes Kohli is selfish, selfish enough to follow the dream of a billion people, selfish enough to strive for excellence even after achieving so much, selfish enough to set new benchmarks, selfish enough to ensure his team wins. Yes, Kohli is selfish.”
Hearing funny arguments about Virat Kohli being Selfish and obsessed with personal milestone.
Yes Kohli is selfish, selfish enough to follow the dream of a billion people, selfish enough to strive for excellence even after achieving so much, selfish enough to set new benchmarks,… pic.twitter.com/l5RZRf7dNx— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) November 6, 2023
