Virender Sehwag recalls fight with Greg Chappell that fired him up to score Test ton in WI

Former India batsman Virender Sehwag was one of most destructive batsmen world h ever seen. Virender Sehwag was where near playing conventional cricket and was completely urthodox in his batting. However, his unique style of batting didn't stop him from weaving magic on field.

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matter format, Virender Sehwag's only rule was to see ball and hit ball. former India opener changed way Test cricket was played with his explosive batting. Virender Sehwag revealed an incident with Greg Chappell which riled him up to score a century.

Virender Sehwag reveals how his fight with Greg Chappell riled him up to score a ton

While speaking on a talk show What Duck, Virender Sehwag narrated an incident from 2006 tour of West Indies. Virender Sehwag lauded Greg Chappell's cricketing kwledge but said that when it came to man-manment, he was a total flop. Virender Sehwag ded that a coach should realize which players are performing best for him and how y do so naturally. Sehwag opined that that a coach should give players his and time in international cricket since at highest level, a player doesn't need a coach but a friend who mans m properly. 

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Virender Sehwag said that Greg Chappell was hellbent in improving his footwork, a facet of batting which Sehwag was never rewned for. Sehwag narrated an incident from a St. Lucia training session where Greg Chappell asked him to practise by stretching his leg, which will be useful for him. Sehwag furr said that he tried doing that but wasn't really confident doing it and told Chappell about same.

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Sehwag told Chappell he isn't used to stretching that much, he never does in match as well, so this training wasn't worth it. This infuriated Chappell and he insisted Sehwag to do it, which led to an argument.  Rahul Dravid, who was n skipper of team, h to intervene as he asked Sehwag to do it because coach was saying so. Sehwag agreed and tried drill after which Greg Chappell warned Sehwag that if he does t obey his vice, he won't be able to score runs. Sehwag replied almost in disdain that if he doesn't score runs, he can drop him.

next day Sehwag batted and scored 99 before lunch on Day 1. He came back to dressing room and told Greg Chappell that it doesn't matter if his feet move or t, at end of day he will score runs. Greg Chappell didn't kw what to say as he stood in silence and matter was dissolved right re with 'Nawab of Najafgarh' have last laugh.

Virender Sehwag was in group of players such as Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and VVS Laxman, who do t have much of praise reserved for Greg Chappell and his tenure as India's coach from 2005-2007. As far as Sehwag's records are concerned, under Chappell, that St.Lucia ton against West Indies in 2006, was one of two centuries he scored during his tenure as coach in 33 innings. It doesn't come as a surprise that Sehwag averd just 33.71 during that period with 944 runs, as his or century was 254 he scored against Pakistan in Lahore. batsman's overall career aver in Test cricket is 49.34.

Here is innings from Sehwag in St.Lucia in 2006 - 

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