Former Indian bowler Venkatesh Prasad has called cricketer Virat Kohli “selfish” and “a personal milestone” after scoring his 49th ODI century against South Africa at Eden Gardens. “I’m obsessed with that,” he criticized the critics.
When Virat Kohli scored another hundred in the One-Day International, tying Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 4,900, some fans towards the end of the innings labeled him “selfish” and ” “It’s late,” he scoffed. Virat Kohli, 35, scores his 49th ODI goal in India’s 2023 World Cup group stage match against South Africa at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, equaling Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI century record. is.
Virat Kohli was praised for his brilliant batting, but others thought he was cocky and playing for his own benefit. When the batsmen slowed down at the end of the innings, Prasad gave his full support to Kohli and 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,… pic.twitter.com/l5RZRf7dNx– Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) 6. 2023 年 11 月
“I hear an interesting argument that Virat Kohli is selfish and obsessed with personal milestones. Yes, Kohli is selfish and selfish enough to chase the dreams of a billion people. , selfish enough to pursue excellence even after achieving so much, selfish enough to set new standards, selfish enough to make sure the team wins.Yes, Kohli is selfish,” Venkatesh Prasad wrote on his handle X.
Virat Kohli enlivened India’s innings by scoring 137 runs with Shreyas Iyer after Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma retired from the match. India managed to score 326 runs despite losing five wickets, with Virat Kohli remaining unbeaten on 101 runs off 121 balls, scoring 83 runs in 27.1 overs.
While the legendary Sachin Tendulkar reached his 49th century in his 462nd career ODI, Virat Kohli reached his 49th century in just 289 ODIs. Virat Kohli scored 543 runs in 8 innings at an average of 108.60 and a strike rate of 88.29, resulting in an important knockout for his team in the ongoing ODI World Cup. On his 35th birthday, the Indian batting champion achieved his hundred unbeaten and was named Player of the Match.
The Men in Blue are unstoppable at the moment in the ODI World Cup 2023. They won his 8th straight match and fulfilled all the necessary conditions in the crucial phase of the mega event to maintain his good form until the end of the tournament.