Former Indian starter Virender Sehwag was famous for his lightning-fast hitting, but did you know that Viru was the first mid-level batsman? On whose advice did Virender Sehwag become the leadoff hitter? Actually, the former Indian starter told Shoaib Akhtar on a show who gave him the idea to promote him up the top order. He said that former team India fast bowler Zaheer Khan recommended then captain Sourav Ganguly to feed me in the highest order.
Virender Sehwag made his ODI debut against Pakistan in the year 1999. It was played in Mohali between India and Pakistan. In that match, Virender Sehwag came out to bat at number seven, but was singled out by Shoaib Akhtar on the second ball. Looking back on that game, Sehwag said that Shoaib threw so fast I couldn’t even see it and it hit my bag. At the same time on this show, Shoaib Akhtar asked Virender Sehwag what you were doing at number seven at the time. Then Sehwag said that he started only from the middle order. Then Akhtar asked, whose idea was it to feed in the higher order? On this, Sehwag said that it was Zaheer Khan’s idea that he should play in the higher order.
At the same time, on this matter of Virender Sehwag, Shoaib Akhtar jokingly said that Zaheer Khan, your fleet should be destroyed, what did you do with us? At the same time, he branded the former Indian starter a tyrant. Shoaib Akhtar said that you used to keep hitting while standing up. Significantly, Virender Sehwag is counted among the most aggressive players in cricket history. This player has crossed the triple century mark 2 times in test matches. He is the only Indian player to do so.
