Virender Sehwag is regarded as one of the most explosive batters to have ever played the game of cricket in India. He is considered to be one of the finest batters in the history of Indian cricket. The statistics of the formerly starting pitcher unmistakably speak for themselves.
He made 8273 runs while playing for India in 251 one-day internationals (ODIs). Sehwag was one of the few Indian hitters who could also have an impact with the ball, in addition to being known for his explosive batting. He was one of the few Indian batters who could do both.
The 44-year-old even has 96 wickets to his name in one-day international cricket, and only lately he came forth to talk about instances when he even treasured attaining bowling milestones. He did this to talk about moments when he even loved reaching milestones. Even to the point where he once yelled at a younger version of Virat Kohli after the latter missed a catch off of one of Sehwag’s balls.
“I don’t know about magic, but I did get some big batters out with my bowling. Ponting, Hayden, Hussey, Sangakkara, Jayawardene, Dilshan, and Lara are some of the top batters. I once dismissed Gilchrist round his legs in Perth. The big ones did fall to me sometimes,” Virender Sehwag told Ranveer Allahabadia in a video on his BeerBiceps YouTube channel.
“I actually felt quite sad when Virat Kohli once dropped a dolly off me at midwicket once. I would have probably got to some bowling milestone, but he ended up putting it down. I got so angry, probably far more than when I missed a triple century. I told him come on man, you should have caught that,” he continued.
I didn’t believe that Virat Kohli would reach the heights he has now: Virender Sehwag
During his conversation with Ranveer Allahabadia, Virender Sehwag covered a wide range of subjects. After discussing the fact that Virat Kohli had dropped a catch, the 44-year-old cricketer didn’t hesitate to lavish praise on India’s most accomplished batter as well.
“No one ever doubted his talent, but I didn’t believe that Kohli would reach the heights he has now. Others may have felt that way, but I didn’t. Even when he smashed Lasith (Malinga) for fours in that match—I think we needed some 280 inside 40 overs—he scored a wonderful century. So we knew there was no lacking in talent and that he would score runs, but we didn’t know that he would reach such legendary status and hit 70 to 75 centuries or score 25000 runs,” Sehwag mentioned.
“I was doubtful about that because it’s one thing to have talent but how long can you convert it into performances? Will he be this mentally strong? Today, he has proven everyone including me wrong. The greatness Kohli has reached today is unbelievable,” the 44-year-old concluded.
