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Virender Sehwag

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Virender Sehwag is a former Indian cricketer, active internationally from 1999 to 2013. A right-handed opener, he is known for aggressive batting and for his place among the leading batsmen of his era. He played for India in One Day Internationals and Test cricket, and also represented Delhi and Haryana in domestic cricket, as well as Delhi Capitals in the IPL. He served at times as stand-in captain and vice-captain, was part of India’s winning teams in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, the 2007 T20 World Cup, and the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and was the top scorer at the 2002 Champions Trophy. In 2009 he became the first Indian to receive Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World, and in 2023 he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

“If a player fails to perform in four or five consecutive matches, he should be dropped irrespective of whether he is a senior or a junior player.”

REFLECTIONS

“I have never hidden my injury before, or fitness problems. Even my shoulder operation was planned after consulting the then coach Gary Kirsten and skipper MS Dhoni.”

CONSULTING

“When I was growing up, I played a lot of ten- and 12-over games, and I would bat in the middle order. I got only ten-odd balls to face, and I tried to score as much as I could. I applied the same approach in domestic and international cricket, and people were appreciating my strike rate being more than 80 or 90 in Test cricket.”

ORDERCRICKET

“There are days when you make runs, and there will be a dry spell. Like in business, every year you don't make profits.”

REFLECTIONS

“I don't bother about image.”

REFLECTIONS

“After you score 300 runs in one innings, you begin to feel that every innings should be close to this one. Of course, I know that won't happen. But I will be disappointed if I get going well and am unable to convert it into a huge score.”

REFLECTIONS

“My best India v. Pakistan moment is from our first match in the ICC World T20 2007, which was a tie.”

REFLECTIONS

“Like life, the beauty of sports is that no two periods are identical.”

SPORTS

“As a cricketer, everybody has a dream to play for your country.”

DREAMS

“Every player has his own mantra of working on his physique.”

REFLECTIONS

“In international cricket, the atmosphere changes, and the interest level is higher, but for a cricketer, it is still a game he has to play.”

CRICKET