New Delhi. It has been 8 years since Virender Sehwag retired from international cricket but he still rules the hearts of cricket lovers. ‘Viru’ is recognized among such cricketers who changed the definition of Test cricket with their ‘Todu’ batting. The kind of fear he had on the opposition bowlers, hardly anyone else had. Whether he is playing the first ball or has been set, he never refrained from sending the weak ball outside the boundary. At times, Sehwag used to send even the best balls out of the boundary for fours / sixes in such a way that the bowler used to stand watching helplessly. Virender Sehwag, although he took the news of the bowlers of every country and team, but he gave his best performance. Against arch rival Pakistan.

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Viru scored one triple and three double centuries in Test cricket against Pakistan. Murid of Sehwag’s ability to hit the ball, former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq had said in a program that ‘neither does he have his own respect, nor does he respect anyone.’

When Sehwag Used to Stand on the Wicket, it Was Difficult to Stop the Flow of Runs and Set the Field for Him

Participating in a TV program in India with former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, ‘Eng’ said, ‘When Sehwag used to stand on the wicket, it was difficult to stop the flow of runs and set the field for him. .’ He had said, ‘It was so difficult to captain against Sehwag, it is the first day of the Test and the first hour is going on and I have kept five fielders standing at the boundary. I was also doubting my captaincy whether I am doing right or wrong. What are you saying. As soon as the fielder saw that I had taken the mid-on back, do not hit him, (Sehwag) used to hit him. He has kept the mid-wicket back, used to hit him too. I used to say that neither he has his own respect nor did he respect anyone.

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Would Kill, Just Kill

Pakistani veteran Inzamam had said amidst the laughter of cricket lovers, ‘He was a very dangerous player, he used to get killed, he used to get killed. The quality in it was that it was not that someone used to score a little when he played fast. The score also used to be 200-200 against us. He also scored a triple century against us. It was very difficult to captain and set the field against such a player. He said, ‘He was a dangerous player. By the way, as a captain, when a batsman played high, I used to be happy that this batsman throws the ball in the air after every two minutes, he will be out at any time. But this player (Sehwag) was afraid that it is better if he plays the ball down. He was a stroke player and used to fully utilize his potential.

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Had to Say in Powerplay, Veeru…Take a Break

Ganguly present in the program had said, ‘I want to say one thing about Sehwag. I have never seen Gavaskar live because I was very young when he played cricket. Used to watch on TV but I haven’t seen a bigger opener than Sehwag in Indian cricket. Had to tell him that Veeru, stop a little bit. I never told him that Veeru, if you want to win the match, play a little quicker. No captain would have told a batsman in the power play that first five overs, you should stop a little. When asked what was Veeru’s reaction in this situation, Ganguly said that he used to say yes, it is okay. But he used to do it after going to the crease, so he had to do it.