Former India Opener Virender Sehwag is called Shoaib Akhtarof action, adding that the Pakistani pacer “wasted his elbow” and “knew he was also chucking”. Sehwag made a big statement during the third episode of ‘Home of Heroes’ on Sports18. This former India cricketer said that when it is easier to choose the ball brett lee Was bowling because his “arm came straight down,” he could never have guessed with Shoaib Akhtar as he didn’t know where the arm and the ball would come from.
“Shoaib knows he used to jerk his elbow, he knew he was chucking too. Why would ICC ban him otherwise?” Sehwag told Sports18. “Brett Lee’s arm came straight down, so it was easy to pick up the ball. But with Shoaib, you could never guess where the arm and the ball would come from.”
The former flamboyant opener said, “I was never afraid to face Brett Lee, but with Shoaib, I couldn’t believe what he would do if I hit him twice over the fence. Maybe beamer or toe- Crushing yorker.”
Sehwag’s performance in the longest format against Pakistan is nothing short of astonishing. The right-handed batsman has played nine Tests against Pakistan, scoring 1,276 runs at an average of 91.14. He has a triple century, two double hundreds and a century against Pakistan.
Sehwag also explained why he chose to score runs early in Test cricket, taking undue risks.
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,Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly Everyone scored their century by playing 150-200 balls. If I had scored a century at the same pace, no one would remember me. I had to score quicker runs than him to make a mark for myself.”
Overall, Sehwag has scored 8,536 runs in 104 Tests. He has also played 251 ODIs, scoring 8,273 runs while in 19 T20Is he has scored 394 runs.
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