Virender Sehwag reveals witty advice Sachin Tendulkar gave him on Test debut

Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag is highly regarded as one of most destructive opening batsmen of all time. ‘Nawab of Najafgarh’ frequently entertained fans with his batting during his playing days and even mand to charm great Sachin Tendulkar. While he me his international debut in 1999 in an ODI against Pakistan, Sehwag rejuvenated himself on his Test debut which came against South Africa on vember 3, 2001.

ICC celebrates Virender Sehwag’s Test arrival

To commemorate 19th anniversary of Virender Sehwag's Test debut, here is a look back at time when he revealed a witty vice from Sachin Tendulkar during his maiden Test innings.

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Virender Sehwag on learning famous 'upper cuts' from Sachin Tendulkar

In an appearance on IndiaTV’s Aap ki alat show in vember 2015, Virender Sehwag revealed that Sachin Tendulkar helped him settle his nerves when he was about to take strike in his first-ever Test innings. incident in contention is from Bloemfontein Test against South Africa back in 2001 when India were reduced to 68-4 at one st. At time, Sehwag arrived to middle and joined his much-experienced partner Sachin Tendulkar at or end.

Virender Sehwag said that after he scored his first run in innings, ‘Master Blaster’ vised him to be aware of barr of bouncers South African bowlers might try in overs to follow. Tendulkar himself tackled those bouncers by cutting m over slips for boundaries and asked his younger partner to do same. Virender Sehwag said he later replicated same and allowed himself to settle at crease, which me duo put on a counter-attacking 220-run stand from reon.

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Delhi-born batsman himself struck an imperial ton, scoring a brisk 105 runs which included 19 elegant boundaries. Tendulkar also scored 155 from or end although India lost Test by 9 wickets eventually.

A look into Virender Sehwag stats and centuries tally

Virender Sehwag stats section in Test cricket composes of some staggering numbers. After his century on debut, he went from strength-to-strength and scored blazing tons in challenging conditions like England, Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Virender Sehwag centuries tally includes him registering 23 tons across 104 Test matches and 8,586 runs overall in format.

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How much is Virender Sehwag net worth?

According to msn.com, Virender Sehwag net worth is estimated to be a staggering ₹255 crore (US$34 million). His net worth comprises of his total earnings from Board of Control for Cricket in India as well as from his earlier IPL contracts. Virender Sehwag net worth also includes revenue he generated through private businesses and endorsements.

Disclaimer: above Virender Sehwag net worth information is sourced from various websites and media reports. website does t guarantee a 100% accuracy of Virender Sehwag net worth figures.

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Im source: PTI