Virender Sehwag’s 47th birthday (Photo-PTI)
Happy Birthday Virender Sehwag: Today is the birthday of former Team India cricketer and explosive opener Virender Sehwag. Born on October 20, 1978 in Najafgarh, Delhi, Sehwag has turned 47 years old. Sehwag made and broke many records in his career. This player played 104 Tests, 251 ODIs and 19 T20 matches for the country, in which he scored more than 17 thousand runs with his bat. Sehwag scored 38 international centuries, not only this, he also won the T20 World Cup in 2007 and the World Cup in 2011. Sehwag achieved many big milestones in his career but we are going to tell you five things about Sehwag which very few people know.
Was banned at the age of 12
When Virender Sehwag was 12 years old, his tooth was broken while playing. After this, his father, who was a grain merchant, banned Sehwag from playing. He could not play cricket at all. But with the passage of time and with the support of his mother, Sehwag started playing cricket and after this Team India got an opener who performed many amazing feats not only in ODI but also in Test cricket.
threatened to fire
Virender Sehwag had also threatened to fire a person from his job while playing international cricket, he himself revealed this in an interview. Sehwag had told – England’s umpire David Sheppard had come to India, he was umpiring. When Sehwag asked him about sake, he told that he was not getting ice cream. After which Sehwag called the head of the caterers and said that if they do not get chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavored ice cream, then I will get you fired from the job. David Sheppard got ice cream after Sehwag’s threat. In return, Sehwag asked the umpire not to give him out once.
Made the umpire shopping and then…
Virender Sehwag told in an interview that he had taken Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf shopping in India, after which he did not give Sehwag out the next day. Sehwag was playing on 90 runs in Mohali Test and the ball hit his bat but Rauf did not give him out. However, this claim of Sehwag was completely denied by Rauf in an interview.
Sehwag was stuck between Kumble and Harbhajan
Virender Sehwag had told in an interview that when he became the captain, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh had trapped him. Both were bowling continuously so he wanted to change the bowler but he did not have the courage to tell this to Anil Kumble. Sehwag told Harbhajan but he refused to move. Sehwag got into trouble and after this the bowling change took place on the instructions of Sachin.
Pakistani captain got the fielding changed
Virender Sehwag used to have a lot of fun during his batting. Sehwag told that in a match he was playing against Pakistan after scoring a double century. Pakistan captain Inzamam ul Haq had opened the fielding. On this Sehwag asked Inzamam to call long on inside, on this Inzamam asked – why. So after this Sehwag said that he had to hit a six. Inzamam agreed to his request and Sehwag also hit a six. Sehwag had done the same with former South African spinner Paul Harris.