Published 13:12 IST, October 30th 2020

Virender Sehwag reveals funny reason behind ditching jersey number in ODIs; watch video

Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag reveals a hilarious reason behind representing the national side without putting on a jersey number later in his career.

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Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag anunced his retirement from international cricket in 2015. However, much like his playing days, dashing Indian opening batsman continues to entertain his fans in one way or or. Of late, Sehwag has been expressing his views on happenings of ongoing Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season with his tremark humour on his social media daily show Viru Ki Baithak.

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Dream11 IPL 2020: Virender Sehwag reveals story behind ditching jersey number

Virender Sehwag was posed an interesting question by a fan in regards to his Team India jersey during a Q&A session on his latest Viru ki Baithak episode. question in contention was why did he played for Team India without a jersey number on numerous occasions. 42-year-old n shared a hilarious story behind his reason of ditching jersey number.

Virender Sehwag revealed that he started playing for India by wearing jersey . 44, which was deemed as “unlucky” by his mor and later on by his wife as well. While his mor vised him to wear a jersey numbered 46, Sehwag wife Aarti Ahlawat was of opinion that he should put . 2 on same. former Indian cricketer hysterically revealed that in order to avoid ir altercation, he gave up putting numbers on his jerseys altoger.  

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Virender Sehwag’s funny jersey story, watch video

A look into Virender Sehwag stats in international cricket

Virender Sehwag stats in international cricket composes of some staggering numbers. Ever since he me his international debut back in 1999, he represented national side in 104 Tests, 251 ODIs and 19 T20Is till his final appearance in 2013. He scored over 17,000 international runs across all formats and also bagged 136 wickets with his right-arm off-breaks. Moreover, Virender Sehwag was a crucial member of Indian team which lifted 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 Cricket World Cup.

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Dream11 IPL 2020: Punjab vs Rajasthan live streaming info

For Dream11 IPL 2020 Punjab vs Rajasthan live telecast in India, fans can tune in to Star Sports Network at 7:30 pm (IST) on Friday, October 30. For Punjab vs Rajasthan live scores, one can visit official website and social media ps of tournament. ditionally, for Punjab vs Rajasthan live scores, one can also visit official websites and social media ps of respective teams.

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Punjab vs Rajasthan live streaming will be available for fans on Disney+ Hotstar app. For fans in Middle East and rth Africa, Punjab vs Rajasthan live telecast will be available on beIN Sports and on its app. Fans in Singapore, South-East Asia and Australia can watch it on YuppTV. Meanwhile, fans in USA and Cana can catch all Dream11 IPL 2020 action on WillowTV.

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13:12 IST, October 30th 2020