Virender Sehwag reveals how he agreed to open the batting for India in Tests; watch video

Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag is highly regarded as one of most destructive opening batsmen of all time. Apparently, his journey as a regular opener began on a hilarious te, as revealed by cricketer himself on his social media show Viru ki Baithak. Virender Sehwag turned 42 on Tuesday, October 20. To commemorate all birthday wishes he received from fans and former teammates, he answered his fan queries a day later on his show.

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Virender Sehwag reveals he me Sourav Ganguly and John Wright sign a contract 

During an interactive Q&A session with his fans on social media, Virender Sehwag was asked by a certain user wher he me any “agreement” with Sourav Ganguly when he was asked to open innings in Test cricket back in 2002. ‘Nawab of Najafgarh’ revealed that during India’s tour of England in 2002, he was asked by his n captain Ganguly to open in Tests for India. Sehwag said that he initially refused his skipper but was later convinced to do so by his team manment.

Virender Sehwag said that he was asked to open in Tests because of his form in ODI cricket. cricketer revealed that since his preferred batting position was in middle order, he asked Sourav Ganguly and n coach John Wright to give him a “written agreement”. agreement in contention was in regards to his opening stance, i.e. should he fail with bat in his first few innings, he should get ar chance in middle-order for India before getting dropped from side altoger.

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Interestingly, before hilarious “written agreement” scenario, Virender Sehwag also asked captain Sourav Ganguly to appoint Sachin Tendulkar as Test opener inste. Ganguly told him that while he and Tendulkar mselves preferred to bat in middle-order as well, he would make ‘Master Blaster’ open Indian innings if Sehwag mand to convince batting icon. Delhi-based cricketer n agreed to open innings once he received “agreement” from his n captain and coach.

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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, with most of those runs coming at top of order while facing new ball. Virender Sehwag was also part of Indian side that lifted 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 Cricket World Cup.

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Im source: PTI