Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag pronunciation is a former Indian cricketer. An aggressive right-handed opening batsman and a part-time right-arm off-spin bowler, he played his first One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian Test team in 2001. In April 2009, Sehwag became the only Indian to be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for his performance in 2008, subsequently becoming the first player of any nationality to retain the award for 2009...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth20 October 1978
CityNjafgarh, India
CountryIndia
If I see MS Dhoni coming to bat at number 4, I will be the happiest person on earth
Nothing is more thrilling than winning a match for your team.
Cricket is not like a government job where retirement age is fixed at A cricketer can retire at 30 or 60; it's up to the player.
As for my batting, the best part about it is I have never changed it. I have never changed my thinking, I have never changed my batting style.
Because I knew I had got success at Ranji level, I was confident I would get some success in international cricket too.
In my view, if you have good or bad technique, it doesn't matter. But you will survive if you can adjust your game at international level, you are mentally strong, you know your strengths and how to score runs.
I try to hit the ball along the ground, especially against fast bowlers. I also like the bat to come down in the right position and check if my body position is correct. If I'm really watching the ball carefully, then automatically I'm in a good position to hit it down the ground.
We are progressing well. By the time of the World Cup, we will be ready in all departments -- bowling, batting order etc.
We did not get enough runs. If we had not lost early wickets, may be the scenario would have been different.
There is no difference between dust and the surface here.
The most important thing for any athlete is to know his ability. If you know your ability and have even a little bit of a strong mindset, you can get success, because your ability takes you to success.
It doesn't matter if you have one billion rupees in your bank account or one rupee. This is one life you get, and you'd rather spend it enjoying whatever you have, rather than thinking, 'Oh, I should have scored seven more runs, or I should get more money.'
When I was a kid, my first dream was to play Test matches, and the second one was to play 100 Test matches because there are very few people who have played 100 Tests for India.
The pitches in the sub-continent are traditionally the same but if we have good weather for five days then we can get a result either way which is good. Because we are not here to play drawn matches.