“He plays for himself, not for the country…”, this Pakistani cricketer spewed venom against Virat Kohli, gave such a statement
Team India's fierce batsman Virat Kohli has looked colorless in the T20 World Cup 2024. So far he has flopped badly in the role of opener. He has struggled a lot to score runs. Due to this, King Kohli has come under the scanner. At the same time, now this player of the Pakistan cricket team has spewed venom against Virat Kohli. He has called Indian batsman Virat Kohli 'selfish'.
Pakistani player gave a controversial statement about Virat Kohli
- Actually, for some time now, there has been a lot of controversy regarding Virat Kohli's strike rate.
While cricket pundits have reprimanded him for slow batting, some have been seen supporting King Kohli.
- However, now former Pakistan cricket team cricketer Mohammad Hafeez has given a controversial statement. He says that Virat Kohli plays more for himself than for the team.
- He is not concerned about the team's victory but about his personal record. Citing the example of the IND vs SA match played in the ODI World Cup 2023 last year, he said that Virat Kohli had scored 97 runs in 115 balls in the match.
- But to complete the century, he started playing slowly and reached 100 runs in four balls.
With this, Virat Kohli equaled Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 centuries.
Called Virat Kohli 'selfish'
- Mohammad Hafeez called Virat Kohli 'selfish' in his statement. The former Pakistani cricketer said,
- "If a player can play a big shot after completing a century, then why should he refrain from playing a big shot after 90 runs? As a fan, I don't understand this.
- Whether you are playing the first ball of the innings or have scored 99 runs, you should always play according to the situation.
Also gave a big statement about KL Rahul
- In his statement, Mohammad Hafeez has called not only Virat Kohli but also KL Rahul selfish.
He said,
- “I remember in the same tournament, KL Rahul hit the match-winning shot over cover in the match against Australia. He was not happy that India had won the match but was unhappy because he could not complete his century.
- This is called selfishness and the same thing happened with Virat Kohli as he wanted to complete a century for his own selfish reasons instead of benefiting the team in the match against South Africa.
- At the same time, in the IND vs SA match that Mohammad Hafeez is talking about, Team India, batting first, made 326 runs thanks to a century from Virat Kohli (101) and a half-century from Shreyas Iyer (77).
- In reply, South Africa was all out for just 83 runs and India registered a stunning victory by 243 runs.
With the help of Ravindra Jadeja's 5-wicket haul, Team India won the match.
With the help of Ravindra Jadeja's 5-wicket haul, Team India won the match.