Virender Sehwag aka ‘Multan ka Sultan’, is one of the most destructive batsmen in the history of cricket. Sehwag’s fear-evoking stance blended with elegant stroke-play, will always remain a very special sight for cricket lovers. When Virender Sehwag gets going, it is like watching an action-packed movie with beautiful romantic songs at regular intervals. Action movie and romantic songs sounds weird, right? But this is exactly how Virender Sehwag bats. Many great writers have tried to explain Sehwag’s genius, but nothing explains his batting better than his own statement: “When the ball is there to be hit, I will hit it.”
Here are 10 best quotes on Virender Sehwag:
1) “No matter how good or experienced, he [Sehwag] can kill your attitude.” – Brett Lee
2) “When Viv Richards retired, I thought it was end of entertainment. But then came Virender Sehwag, the King of entertainment!” – Rameez Raja
3) “Well, we talked about not playing rash strokes. Of course, he hears me but I’m not sure if he ever listens.” – Sachin Tendulkar on the advice he gave when Virender Sehwag was on 295 in Multan.
4) He [Sehwag] almost manipulates the field. You change it, and it’s like he says: ‘Right, I’m going to hit it somewhere else now’ – Andrew Strauss, former England skipper
5) “The bowler might be good but when Sehwag thinks he wants to hit, God forbid anyone standing in the way.” -Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
6) “Have to say Virender Sehwag is the best player in the world to watch. Fearless.” – Michael Vaughan
7) “Virender Sehwag is a player of paranormal ability.” – Navjot Singh Sidhu
8) “I say it again! I never saw Sir Viv bat but I’ve seen Sehwag bat!” – Yuvraj Singh
9) “Virender Sehwag achieves his landmarks because he doesn’t worry about achieving them.” – Harsha Bhogle
10) “Players like Virender Sehwag bring crowd back to Test cricket.” – Kapil Dev
By Aniket Arora
