Ex-England and Pakistan captains have a go at each other over the centuries of Virat Kohli and Ben Stokes'
It looks like the former captain of England, Michael Vaughan, has figured out why Mohammad Hafeez always has an axe to grind against Virat Kohli. At a time when Kohli is batting like a dream in the One Day International World Cup hosted by two-time champions India, former Pakistan captain Hafeez has carried out attacks on the talismanic batter of the Indian team with his objectionable remarks. Hafeez most recently accused Kohli of targeting individual milestones at the ODI World Cup.
Reacting to a social media clip of Hafeez, England's Vaughan decided to hit back at the former all-rounder of Pakistan for his ‘nonsense’ take on Kohli's crucial knock. Vaughan tweeted, “Come on, @MHafeez22! India have hammered 8 teams playing great cricket. now has 49 tons, and his last was an anchor role inning on a tricky pitch. His team won by over 200! This is utter nonsense."
On Wednesday, Hafeez tagged Vaughan after Ben Stokes hit his maiden World Cup century to guide England to a much-needed victory against the Netherlands. Stokes scored 108 off 84 balls as England ended a six-match losing streak to beat the Netherlands by 160 runs.
Hafeez wrote, “Savior of the ship, @benstokes38. Good 100 under pressure, anchoring the innings where required with aggressive intent to get maximum runs for the team to win at the end. Sheer example to differentiate selfish vs. selfless approach @MichaelVaughan"
Vaughan agreed that Stokes played a great innings but stood by his thoughts on Kohli.