10 Selfish Cricketers in History; Well, in teamwork, more often than not, we come across at least one person saying that ”I love the idea of all for one? especially if that one is me.” Yeah, we call them selfish and having such personality in the dressing room is always a tough job for the teammates to let go. With the world being so selfish, we come across those people in every day-to-day life, as they are concerned about themselves only.
Sadly, the game of cricket, where the victory lies in the team-work isn’t an exception. A lot of talented cricketers, who are the current stalwart and legendary players are one of the few members in that chart.
Despite enjoying the legendary status, there are quite a few players in cricket history, who has been booed by the fans for their selfish cricket. There are players, who played the game for continuity of their cricketing career while few tried to get the name and fame by scoring centuries without concerning about their strike-rate.
However, sometimes it’s harmless but there are examples where a player’s actions scuppered their team’s chances of winning for his own personal gain. Unfortunately, the current cricketers, who are enjoying the status of being legends also found their place in the chart.
We figured out a list of 10 cricketers, who have been termed as the selfish players by fans over the years on a few occasions. Despite criticising them for some of their actions, the fans never left their back, as they adored their cricketers over the years.
10 Selfish Cricketers in History:
10. Geoffrey Boycott:
Geoffrey Boycott may be termed as one of the all-time greats that the world cricket has ever witnessed but the flamboyant cricketer was the major headliner in England for quite a few reasons. He always ended up on the wrong side after the meeting with higher officials and never helped his team when the required run rate is high.
Boycott used to play very slow by not taking the team plan into consideration. He never changed his batting approach even if the target is pretty high and need some quick runs. There was an instance when the coach of the England team asked Ian Botham to run out Boycott, who is playing a slow knock in a selfish manner, which tells you the story.
Despite all of this, he still ended his career with more runs and centuries in first-class cricket than anyone else to have debuted since the Second World War.