Hafeez stated Kohli turned egocentric when he was near his record-equalling 49th ODI hundred and was searching for singles as an alternative of hitting boundaries within the 49th over in a bid to attain the milestone.
Former Pakistan all-rounder’s feedback didn’t go nicely with former England skipper Vaughan saying Kohli’s ‘anchor position’ was the necessity of the hour on a tough pitch.
“Come on @MHafeez22 !!! India have hammered eight groups enjoying nice cricket .. @imVkohli now has 49 tons and his final was an anchor position innings on a tough pitch .. His crew received by over 200 !!!! That is utter nonsense ..,” Vaughan posted on X.
“I noticed sense of selfishness in Virat Kohli’s batting and this occurred for the third time on this World Cup. Within the 49th over, he was seeking to take a single to succeed in his personal hundred and he did not put the crew first,” Hafeez stated on a cricket present ‘High Cricket Evaluation’.
Pakistan ex-cricketer will get schooled by Venkatesh Prasad after saying ‘Virat is egocentric’
“I’m not saying Virat did not play nicely. He batted fantastically until he reached 97. The final three singles he took, I’m speaking concerning the intent. He was searching for singles as an alternative of hitting boundaries. Who cares if he will get out on 97 or 99. Crew ought to all the time be above private milestone,” he added.
Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad on Monday additionally lambasted Hafeez asserting that Kohli is egocentric in his dedication to fulfilling the goals of a billion followers, egocentric in his relentless pursuit of excellence even after conducting a lot.
“Listening to humorous arguments about Virat Kohli being Egocentric and obsessive about private milestone. Sure Kohli is egocentric, egocentric sufficient to comply with the dream of a billion folks, egocentric sufficient to try for excellence even after reaching a lot, egocentric sufficient to set new benchmarks, egocentric sufficient to make sure his crew wins. Sure, Kohli is egocentric,” Prasad wrote on X.
