Ahmad Hafeez accuses Virat Kohli of being "selfish":

After smashing the run-scoring record in the fifty-over ICC event, Virat Kohli was India's greatest batsman at the 2017 ODI World Cup. While Kohli displayed a batting masterclass, he amassed 765 runs in the edition, smashing three hundreds and six fifties. Australia won the tournament in Ahmedabad with ease thanks to a six-wicket victory, but despite Kohli's efforts, India went into the final without losing a single match.
That so, Kohli's record-breaking run at the tournament will live on in memory. But now that he's brought up one of Kohli's criticisms from the edition against South Africa, former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez has sparked conflict. India reached 326/5 with Kohli notching a century off 121 deliveries; the bowlers, then, produced a blistering performance to bowl the Proteas out for just 83.

Hafeez had said at the time that Kohli was just interested in reaching his historic century against the Proteas in the 49th over; with that century, Kohli tied Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI tons. "This World Cup, I witnessed a third instance of selfishness in Virat Kohli's batting." He didn't put the team first in the 49th over; instead, he was seeking to take a single to get his individual hundred," Hafeez had claimed on the cricket program Top Cricket Analysis.

During a podcast interview with Michael Vaughan and Adam Gilchrist for Club Prairie Fire, Hafeez was reminded of his remarks. Hafeez's initial words had elicited angry reactions from Vaughan, but months after their online spat, the former Pakistani celebrity repeated his sentiments.

"At the time, I was correct. If you consider the entire situation, your goal should always be to win the game, regardless of the other players, according to Hafeez.

"I won't stand it if someone in the 1990s prevents himself from making big shots. Why couldn't he play the identical shot when he was on 95 or 92 if someone is taking five balls to reach his hundred and his intention changes after that?