Former explosive opener of Team India Virender Sehwag had a habit of beating the world’s best bowlers and spoiling their line and length. In the history of Indian cricket, one batsman came and went, but it is difficult to find a batsman like Veeru. After his retirement from cricket, Virender Sehwag is spreading his fire in the commentary world. Virender Sehwag has recently revealed that during his sports days there was a captain who used to scold Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly.

India’s most domineering captain

Virender Sehwag told during an interview that there was a captain in front of whom even legendary players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly could not reversed. Virender Sehwag said, ‘Anil Kumble was the captain in my Era, whom I have seen getting angry at Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly. However, no one could reversed them and answer them. Everyone used to go out silently. Anil Kumble had such a response in Team India.

This captain saved Sehwag’s Test career from drowning

In 2008, Anil Kumble returned to Team India by Virender Sehwag. Once Virender Sehwag had told in an interview that I suddenly came to know that I was not a member of the Indian Test team. In 2007, I suddenly came to know that I am not a part of the Indian Test team. If I had not been dropped for that one year, I would have completed 10,000 runs in Test cricket.

This person has given the opportunity to change luck

Sehwag admitted that in 2007, the then captain of Team India Anil Kumble saved his ending Test career. The third Test match was to be played at Perth on the Australian tour of 2007-2008 and Team India went to Cainbera before Sehwag, where the practice match was to be played.

Sehwag hit a century

Sehwag told that before that practice match, captain then captain Anil Kumble told him that you should make a half -century in this match and you will be selected in the team for Perth Test. Sehwag had scored a century before lunch break in the practice match. After this, he was included in the team for Perth Test. Sehwag said on the show, ‘After that visit, Anil Kumble promised me that you will not be out of the Test team as long as I am the Test captain.’

Perth Test Match included in playing XI

After this, Virender Sehwag was included in the playing XI in the Perth Test match on the 2007-2008 tour. Virender Sehwag scored 63 runs in this match. Sehwag said, ‘Those 60 runs were the most difficult runs in my life. I was playing to prove the trust shown by Anil Bhai in me. I did not want anyone to question him on Anil Bhai to take me to Australia.

Sehwag’s records

Let us tell you that Virender Sehwag scored 8586 runs in 104 Tests at an average of 49.34, which included 23 centuries and 32 half -centuries. His best score has been 319. Veeru scored 8273 runs in 251 ODIs, including 15 centuries and 38 half -centuries. Veeru’s best score in this format is 219. Apart from this, Veeru scored 394 runs in 19 T20 matches, in which 68 runs were his highest score.