Seven funniest quotes by Virender Sehwag during his playing days
Aug 7, 2016 at 12:11 PM
Virender Sehwag is ruling the social media and commentary box with his humorous nature. His witty-liners has taken the cricketing world by storm. The Nawab of Najafgarh never shies away from trolling others and even during his playing, he was never the one to hold back his words. One of the most entertaining batsmen the world has ever witnessed, the former swashbuckling opener delivered some gems with his bat as well as with his mouth during his playing days.
Here we are presenting to you some of his most remarkable statements:
1.”Yeh bowling kar raha hai ya bheekh maang raha hai? [Is he bowling or begging?]” – Multan, 2003-04
Sehwag said this to Pakistan close-in fielders after pacer Shoaib Akhtar’s continuous sledging, asking Sehwag to hook. Even Shoaib’s team-mates couldn’t keep from laughing.
2. “Come round the wicket and first ball I’ll hit you for a six.”- Chennai, 2008
The incident happened when he hit the triple century against South Africa in Chennai.
“I was batting on 291 at Chepauk, against South Africa. I told Paul Harris(South African spinner):”Come round the wicket and the first ball I’ll hit you for a six. He accepted my challenge and the very first ball I hit him for a straight six, and there was a long-off, long-on, deep midwicket and a deep point. I was so tired and he was bowling on the pads and I was getting bored. So rather than spending 10-15 minutes to get to the triple-century I gave him good advice.”
3.”Boycott can say what he wants. He once batted the whole day and hit just one four.”
On Geoff Boycott, who had referred to him as “talented but brainless”
4. “They are bowling into my body, and I’m playing my hook and flick shots to get boundaries. There is no other [effective] way they can bowl to me.” – Hamilton, 2008-09
On New Zealand bowlers, whom he admitted to feeling sorry for during the 2009 tour.
5. “Our bank balance.”
When asked for a millionth time what was the difference between him and Sachin Tendulkar, a cheeky Sehwag said, “our bank balance”. Definitely one of the funniest statements by Sehwag.
6.”Ball ka ghar hai boundary, wahan usay pahunchao [The ball lives beyond that boundary, keep sending it there]”
In an advert series titled “Sehwag Ke Thande Funde” [Sehwag’s cool fundas], the former opener delivered this funny line.
7.”No, there is no danger. We are the most dangerous batsmen in the world.”
To security people in Durban who insisted he and Gautam Gambhir not walk out on their own late in the evening due to security issues.