Virender Sehwag makes his Test Ton debut in 2001 ‘left-handed’; watch video



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In his game days, Virender Sehwag was one of the most destructive and feared hitters. He only won games for India and was a vital member of the India team that won the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup. As an explosive starter, Sehwag’s job is to alter the bowler’s pace with his philosophy of “see the ball and hit the ball”. However, many have wondered if Virender Sehwag would have been as successful at hitting left-handed.

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Rob Moody uploads a video of Virender Sehwag’s inaugural test century

In 2001 Virender Sehwag made his test debut against South Africa at Bloemfontein. The Delhi cricketer had just found his feet in international cricket at the time, but changed the perception of Cricket Test with his explosive hitting. Rob Moody, an Australian YouTuber, recently uploaded the video of the game on his Twitter account in which Sehwag can score runs on the limits while hitting left-handed.

Rob Moody has an extensive collection of old cricket images, but with a twist this time, which has kept fans hooked on social media. Here is the video of the entries of Virender Sehwag while hitting left-handed

Despite India losing the match against South Africa by 9 wickets, Virender Sehwag scored his first century of Test in the first innings and together with Sachin Tendulkar, the pair helped India to achieve a respectable score of 379 runs. In addition to the Virender Sehwag video, Rob Moody had also posted that Sachin Tendulkar scored a century against Australia in 1998. In this video, Shane Warne can be seen appealing for an LBW decision against Sachin Tendulkar, which was rejected by the referee. The referee’s wrong decision helped Sachin Tendulkar score 155 no in the second inning.

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Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar’s relationship

During an episode of What the duck In 2018, Sachin Tendulkar revealed that Virender Sehwag did not eat chicken or meat when he entered the India team and also did not open up with many of the team members, like him, who were his elders, perhaps out of fear or respect. During the conversation, he said that after raising this issue, Sehwag clarified that he did not eat chicken for fear of gaining weight. Sachin Tendulkar hilariously asked Virender Sehwag “Do I see you fat?”. Tendulkar then, laughing, revealed that Virender Sehwag has been eating chicken ever since.

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Virender Sehwag centuries in an international career

Virender Sehwag had an amazing career with the India team in terms of numbers. Virender Sehwag’s centuries include two triple centuries in test cricket. Throughout his 14-year international journey with the Indian team, Sehwag had 8,586 runs averaging 49.34 in 104 Tests and 8,273 runs in 251 ODI at 35.05. He finished his test run with a staggering 82.23 hit rate.

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(IMAGE: ROB MOODY / TWITTER)



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