Published 19:17 IST, April 27th 2020
Virender Sehwag scores debut Test ton in 2001 'left-handed'; watch video
Virender Sehwag made his Test debut against South Africa at Bloemfontein and scored a century in first innings, He along with Tendulkar helped India reach 379.
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Back in his playing days, Virender Sehwag was one of most destructive and feared batsman. He has single-handedly won matches for India and was a vital member of team India that won 2007 T20 World Cup as well as 2011 ODI World Cup. As an explosive opener, Sehwag's job to disrupt bowler's rhythm with his 'see ball and hit ball' philosophy. However, many have wondered wher Virender Sehwag would have been as successful while batting left-handed.
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Rob Moody uplos a video of Virender Sehwag's maiden test century
Back in 2001, Virender Sehwag me his Test debut against South Africa at Bloemfontein. Delhi cricketer was just finding his feet in international cricket back n but he changed perception about Test cricket with his explosive batting. Rob Moody, an Australian YouTuber, recently uploed video of match on his Twitter handle in which Sehwag can be scoring runs in boundaries while batting left-handed.
Rob Moody has an extensive collection of old cricket foot, but with a twist this time, which has kept fans hooked on social media. Here's video of Virender Sehwag's innings while batting left-handed
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Even though India lost match to South Africa by 9 wickets, Virender Sehwag scored his maiden Test century in first innings and along with Sachin Tendulkar, pair helped India reach a respectable score of 379 runs. Apart from Virender Sehwag's video, Rob Moody h also posted of Sachin Tendulkar scoring a century against Australia back in 1998. In this video, Shane Warne can be seen appealing for an LBW decision against Sachin Tendulkar, which was turned down by umpire. wrong decision from umpire helped Sachin Tendulkar score 155 t out in second innings.
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Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar's relationship
During an episode of What Duck in 2018, Sachin Tendulkar revealed that Virender Sehwag did t chicken or meat when he came into India team and neir opened up with many of team members such as him who were his seniors, perhaps out of fear or respect. During chat, he said that after raising this topic, Sehwag clarified that he did t eat chicken out of fear of becoming fat. Sachin Tendulkar hilariously n asked Virender Sehwag 'Do I look fat to you?'. Tendulkar n laughingly revealed that Virender Sehwag has been eating chicken since n.
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Virender Sehwag centuries in an international career
Virender Sehwag h a staggering career with Team India in terms of numbers. Virender Sehwag centuries include two triple-centuries in Test cricket. Throughout his 14-year international journey with Indian team, Sehwag scored 8,586 runs at an aver of 49.34 in 104 Tests and 8,273 runs in 251 ODIs at 35.05. He ended his Test career at a staggering strike-rate of 82.23.
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(IM : ROB MOODY/ TWITTER)
19:17 IST, April 27th 2020