NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, recognized for his aggressive batting type, noticed alternatives the place others noticed dangers. Sehwag aimed to attain runs shortly all through his profession.
Sehwag’s file contains three triple centuries in Check cricket and changing into the second Indian, after Sachin Tendulkar, to attain 200 runs in a One Day Worldwide (ODI). He set a file with 219 runs in an ODI, which stood for almost three years till Rohit Sharma surpassed it with 264 runs.
Within the 2011 ODI World Cup, Sehwag set the tone for India’s marketing campaign with a formidable 175 runs within the first match. Nevertheless, he didn’t begin as a gap batsman. Sehwag started his Check profession underneath Sourav Ganguly‘s captaincy in 2001, debuting towards South Africa in Bloemfontein, the place he batted on the fourth place and scored a century.
The choice to advertise Sehwag to the opening place got here later. At an Ocean Blue Academy occasion, Ganguly revealed the dialog that promoted him to be the opening batter.
Sehwag’s journey from a middle-order batsman to a prolific opener showcases the strategic selections that formed his illustrious profession.
Ganguly stated, “I used to be lucky sufficient to captain a participant like Virender Sehwag, a younger boy who got here from Delhi with absolute uncooked expertise. Every week earlier than the beginning of the primary Check, I went as much as him and stated, ‘Viru, you’re such a implausible participant, however you’re not getting a sport as a result of we had Dravid at three, Tendulkar at 4, myself at 5, and Laxman at six.'”
Ganguly continued, “I stated, ‘You already know, somebody such as you can’t simply be sitting on the benches, so why don’t you open?’ I might see it on his face—he couldn’t say no to me. His rapid response was, ‘Dada, I’ve by no means accomplished this.’ I stated, ‘So what in case you’ve by no means accomplished this?’ I knew his subsequent query could be, ‘What occurs if I get out early with the brand new ball?'”
Sehwag’s file contains three triple centuries in Check cricket and changing into the second Indian, after Sachin Tendulkar, to attain 200 runs in a One Day Worldwide (ODI). He set a file with 219 runs in an ODI, which stood for almost three years till Rohit Sharma surpassed it with 264 runs.
Within the 2011 ODI World Cup, Sehwag set the tone for India’s marketing campaign with a formidable 175 runs within the first match. Nevertheless, he didn’t begin as a gap batsman. Sehwag started his Check profession underneath Sourav Ganguly‘s captaincy in 2001, debuting towards South Africa in Bloemfontein, the place he batted on the fourth place and scored a century.
The choice to advertise Sehwag to the opening place got here later. At an Ocean Blue Academy occasion, Ganguly revealed the dialog that promoted him to be the opening batter.
Sehwag’s journey from a middle-order batsman to a prolific opener showcases the strategic selections that formed his illustrious profession.
Ganguly stated, “I used to be lucky sufficient to captain a participant like Virender Sehwag, a younger boy who got here from Delhi with absolute uncooked expertise. Every week earlier than the beginning of the primary Check, I went as much as him and stated, ‘Viru, you’re such a implausible participant, however you’re not getting a sport as a result of we had Dravid at three, Tendulkar at 4, myself at 5, and Laxman at six.'”
Ganguly continued, “I stated, ‘You already know, somebody such as you can’t simply be sitting on the benches, so why don’t you open?’ I might see it on his face—he couldn’t say no to me. His rapid response was, ‘Dada, I’ve by no means accomplished this.’ I stated, ‘So what in case you’ve by no means accomplished this?’ I knew his subsequent query could be, ‘What occurs if I get out early with the brand new ball?'”
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“I stated, ‘You already know, it doesn’t matter in case you fail since you’re doing one thing for the workforce. You’re doing one thing out of your ordinary place, one thing you’ve by no means accomplished earlier than. So even in case you don’t rating runs as an opener, we are going to discover a chance so that you can bat down the order.'” Ganguly added.
“On the finish of the dialog, he stated, ‘Are you able to write that on a chunk of paper for me?'” Ganguly concluded.
