Viring Sehwag: Virender Sehwag had changed the definition of batting in Test cricket. It was the habit of Virender Sehwag to create awe among the opposing bowlers with his stormy batting, but once in his career it was said to expel this explosive opener from the team.
Big disclosure on Sehwag
In the year 2003, Team India captain Sourav was Ganguly and he told Virender Sehwag that if you did not score runs, I will get out of the team. Former India opener Akash Chopra once revealed this during the Crick Cast Show on YouTube. This incident took place against New Zealand in 2003 against New Zealand. Akash Chopra told that Sourav Ganguly had told Virender Sehwag that if you want to keep your place in the team, then score runs.
Ganguly threatened to end his career to Sehwag
Akash Chopra had said, ‘Virender Sehwag scored a lot of runs in the early stages of his career, but after this there was a bad phase in his career. Sehwag was not running from the bat. Team India captain Sourav Ganguly then went to Virender Sehwag and said that if you do not score, I will get out of the team. The interesting thing is that after a flop in the first Test of this series against New Zealand, Veeru hit a century in the Mohali Test match and scored 130 runs.
After a year, a century came out of Sehwag’s bat
Virender Sehwag had flopped continuously in 9 innings and not even a half -century came out of his bat. Then Sourav Ganguly told Sehwag that he would have to score runs to stay in the team. Akash Chopra made his Ahmedabad Test debut before the Mohali Test match. Akash Chopra told that after a year, Sehwag’s Test century was scored in the Mohali Test match.
Source: https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/sports/cricket/cricket-unique-controversy-sourav-ganguly-had-once-threatened-virender-sehwag-to-end-his-cricket-career/2807235
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