Tag: Virender Sehwag

NEW DELHI: Former Indian explosive opener Virender Sehwag claimed that the bad days for the former India all-format captain Virat Kohli are now over and the better days will arrive soon.

Sehwag, while talking to Sony’s pre-match show Extra Innings, opined on the rough patch of India’s top batter and claimed that he will score big in the final Test against England at Edgbaston.

“Do you remember when was the last time, Kohli scored a century? Even I don’t remember. He would definitely want that he scores big in this Edgbaston Test which is the series decider,” Sehwag stated.

“I think his bad days are over. I think now his better days will come and they have already started. He has scored fifty in both the innings,” Sehwag claimed.

The right-handed batter, however, only scored a fifty in the second innings against Leicestershire as he could only score 33 in the first.

It is pertinent to mention here that Kohli had reached the milestone of 70 international centuries in 2019 and has batted more than 100 innings since then without scoring a century. He scored his last century against Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, India will be touring England to play the previously-postponed fifth and last Test of the series, scheduled to take place from July 1 to 5.

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MUMBAI: Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag alleged Pakistan’s right-arm speedster, Shoaib Akhtar of chucking while bowling at the international level.

Sehwag, while speaking on an Indian TV show Home of Heroes, alleged that the Pakistani quick used to ‘jerk his elbow’ while bowling at the international level.

“Shoaib knows he used to jerk his elbow; he knew he was chucking too,” Sehwag said.

The former Indian batter then compared Shoaib with his Australian counterpart Brett Lee and revealed it was easier to pick the latter’s deliveries while also admitting that he used to fear the Pakistani quick.

“Why would ICC ban him otherwise? Brett Lee’s hand came down straight, so it was easy to pick the ball. But with Shoaib, you could never guess where the hand and the ball will come from,” he said.

“I never feared facing Brett Lee, but with Shoaib, I could not trust what he would do if I hit him twice to the fence. Maybe a beamer or a toe-crushing yorker,” Sehwag added.

Sehwag then named legendary Kiwi pacer Shan Bond as the toughest bowler he has faced.

“His [Bond’s] deliveries would come swinging into your body, even if he bowled outside off stump,” he stated.

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