Ranking top 10 selfish knocks in cricket history
There have been several knocks played by cricketers that can be called 'selfish' over a period of time.
8) Misbah-Ul-Haq, 56 off 76 balls
While some cricket pundits appreciate Misbah for his numerous knocks which have saved Pakistan from humiliation, the others have made it a habit to criticize Misbah for his selfish knocks. However, among all of his knocks in international cricket, this knock in the 2011 WC semis against India always gets criticized. He will always be remembered by the fans of his nation for this innings.
After restricting India to 260, Pakistan were still in the game until Misbah started to bat without any intent. It almost looked like he was playing a Test match. This resulted in the pressure of keeping a pace and the mounting run-rate went disturbing for the other batsmen.
This led to Pakistan having to play the big shots towards the end which they failed to do so. The former Pakistan captain ended up scoring a 76-ball 56 as Pakistan went on to lose the semis by 31 runs. It was rather unfortunate that he chose to just hang around and not go on the offense.
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