'Virat Kohli is selfish enough to...': Venkatesh Prasad makes HUGE statement on Indian batting star

On Sunday, Virat Kohli celebrated his 35th birthday in the best way possible. He scored a ton and thereby equaled Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI hundreds. While most of his hundreds have come while maintaining a strike rate between 90 to 100 and sometimes in excess of that, but against South Africa at the Eden Gardens he was temperamentally sound but took more than usual time to reach the three-figure mark.

3 things you need to know

• Team India defeated South Africa by a huge margin of 243 runs in match number 37 of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023
• Virat Kohli scored his 49th ODI century in the match
• Team India remains undefeated after 8 matches in the tournament

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Virat Kohli faces flak

Though he played the most crucial role in India putting on a huge total of 326 on the board, but Virat Kohli scoring 80 off 100 balls and completing his century after 120 deliveries did not land well with some enthusiasts. Since social media is a popular medium to recognise what is trending and what is the unanimous thought of link-minded individuals, it was interpreted there that many fans weren't happy with Virat Kohli's score rate and defined it as a "selfish" approach on his part for competing the century without taking any risks.

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Venkatesh Prasad's apt reply to all those Virat Kohli 'selfish'

Former India bowling coach, Venkatesh Prasad, who is quite active on social media noted the opinions that were flowing and came up with a befitting post on X. As per Prasad, Virat Kohli can be called "selfish" for carrying the dreams of a billion people over his shoulders.

With this hundred, Virat Kohli is now one short of eclipsing Sachin Tendulkar and becoming the first ever batsman to script 50 centuries in ODI cricket.