Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag pronunciation is a former Indian cricketer. An aggressive right-handed opening batsman and a part-time right-arm off-spin bowler, he played his first One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian Test team in 2001. In April 2009, Sehwag became the only Indian to be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for his performance in 2008, subsequently becoming the first player of any nationality to retain the award for 2009...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth20 October 1978
CityNjafgarh, India
CountryIndia
We want to win this series as well, we want to win two of the next three matches. Rain permitting, we will play our best eleven, though we will also rest some players and give those who haven't played a game yet a chance to show what they are capable of.
When I was a kid, my first dream was to play Test matches, and the second one was to play 100 Test matches because there are very few people who have played 100 Tests for India.
To participate in a World Cup is a great honour and achievement. I've played in three World Cups. The whole world watches you during a World Cup and expects you to play innings to win games for your country.
I don't think so! I have played better than many players who have played for India in the recent past. I have only one century while playing in the middle order as compared to nine as an opening batsman. By any standard, it's a good performance.
I have played a lot of cricket but this is the best track to bat on because the ball is coming onto the bat and there is no movement for the bowlers.
It was tough captaining the team as I'd missed the last Test match due to fever, but I'm delighted at leading India to a win.
Our confidence is very high, so I think we will handle Pakistani bowlers easily as we did against them on our last trip. So we are pretty confident.
We are trying to build good partnerships and are confident of handling the Pakistani bowlers who did well against England at home.
I wasn't expecting showers when we landed here after a three-hour flight.
I was told about the world record when I came back to the dressing room. Tomorrow will be another practice day for the batsmen because it will be a drawn match.
I think Pakistan is more under pressure than us because they are playing at home.
We need to win two to emerge winners in the fresh series.
We have already forgotten that. We are now looking forward to the World Cup. That was the past. Now, with so many youngsters in the team, we are looking ahead.
We have worked hard on our game and it shows in the results.