{"id":77221,"date":"2024-06-20T12:45:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T12:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/20\/former-pakistan-captain-defends-comment-calling-virat-kohli-selfish-says-no-matter-who-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T12:45:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T12:45:49","slug":"former-pakistan-captain-defends-comment-calling-virat-kohli-selfish-says-no-matter-who-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/20\/former-pakistan-captain-defends-comment-calling-virat-kohli-selfish-says-no-matter-who-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Pakistan captain defends comment calling Virat Kohli &#8216;selfish&#8217;, says no matter who&#8230; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-111142364,width-600,resizemode-4\/111142364.jpg?resize=600,750&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Former Pakistan captain defends comment calling Virat Kohli &#8216;selfish&#8217;, says no matter who&#8230; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Former Pakistan captain defends comment calling Virat Kohli &#8216;selfish&#8217;, says no matter who&#8230; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan skipper <!-- -->Mohammad Hafeez<!-- --> has stood by his statements, calling <!-- -->Virat Kohli<!-- --> &#8216;selfish&#8217; during the ICC <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">ODI World Cup<\/a> last year.<br \/>In the World Cup game against South Africa, Virat Kohli scored 101 runs off 121 balls, maintaining a strike rate of 83.47. Despite hitting 10 fours and no sixes, his performance had drawn criticism from Hafeez.<\/p>\n<p>T20 WORLD CUP<!-- -->: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/schedule\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">SCHEDULE<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/points-table\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">POINTS TABLE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking recently on the Club Prairie Fire podcast, Hafeez commented, &#8220;I think I was right at that time if you see the whole context.To me, no matter who is playing. Your intention and way of playing should always aim toward winning the game. But if someone is hesitating to play big shots in his 90s, I won&#8217;t accept it. After 95, if someone takes five balls to get to his 100 and his intention changes after scoring 100, why can&#8217;t he play the same shots he did at 95 or 92 runs? For me, the intent should always remain the same\u2014to add the best possible value to your team&#8217;s victory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;So, I felt Virat took too many balls to get to his hundred, and he wasn&#8217;t playing big shots. If you review his century again, maybe you&#8217;ll understand what I was saying. Personal milestones should be secondary to the team&#8217;s success. As a fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">cricket<\/a>, I don&#8217;t appreciate 50s and 100s that aren&#8217;t for a winning cause. In cricket, even one run can make the biggest difference,&#8221; Hafeez added.<br \/>Currently, Kohli is preparing for the first <!-- -->Super 8s<!-- --> game against Afghanistan in the ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean.<br \/>His recent performances in the tournament have been disastrous, with scores of 1, 4, and 0 in consecutive matches, raising questions about his form. <br \/>With the tournament now shifting to the Caribbean from the USA, Kohli will be hoping for a change in fortune.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }\n    }\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/former-pakistan-captain-defends-comment-calling-virat-kohli-selfish-says-no-matter-who-\/articleshow\/111142584.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan skipper Mohammad Hafeez has stood by his statements, calling Virat Kohli &#8216;selfish&#8217; during the ICC ODI World Cup last year.In the World Cup game against South Africa, Virat Kohli scored 101 runs off 121 balls, maintaining a strike rate of 83.47. 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