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Virat Kohli came down on his fellow batsmen for being selfish for his century, for which Indian fans have criticized him severely on social media.
India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in the 21st match of the ICC World Cup at the Dharamsala Cricket Stadium on Sunday to claim their fifth consecutive victory in the tournament.
India set New Zealand’s target of 274 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 48 overs. Virat Kohli was the top scorer for India with 95 runs, but despite this, Indian cricket fans are unhappy with him on social media.
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Indian fans have accused Virat Kohli of showing selfishness for his century and the word selfish started trending for Virat Kohli on social media.
In the 42nd over when India’s total score was 239 runs and India were only 35 runs away from victory and Virat Kohli was 25 runs away from the century with 75 runs.
Meanwhile, Jadeja, who supported Kohli with 27 runs, played a shot on the outside leg on which two runs could easily have been scored, but Kohli managed to get only one run.
He not only took the first run in a very slow manner, but by making the first run at lightning speed and asking Jadeja to turn back, who had reached the middle of the pitch for the second run, he not only deprived him of a run but also created a danger of being run out. What did
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The fans present in the stadium also expressed surprise and anger at this act of Virat Kohli.
Rohit’s 46 is greater than Chokli’s selfish 95
Such a selfish player this Chokli is..pic.twitter.com/hpQuQPW9R1#SuryakumarYadav #INDvsNZ #indvnz #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #CricketWorldCup2023 #shami #NZvIND
— ٭ɴ͢͢ʀʏ (@FOAMxFOAM) October 22, 2023
Later, Virat Kohli missed his century in this match and was caught by Glenn Phillips off Matt Henry’s ball for 95 runs in the last minute of the match. On which a social media user commented and wrote that this is a lesson of karma for all selfish players who play only to make their personal records.
This is the Karma lesson to all the selfish players out there who play for their personal milestones.
Cricket is not made for selfish people. pic.twitter.com/7qzsboWdnr
— (@ImHydro45) October 22, 2023
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