Virender Sehwag has announced his retirement officially on twitter. Yesterday, a rumour spread that Sehwag has retired and today Sehwag has confirmed it officially. Here are his tweets and full message:
I hereby retire from all forms of international cricket and from the Indian Premier League. A statement will follow.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2015
My message. pic.twitter.com/al07Y5PsYF
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 20, 2015
Here are the reactions of some of the best tweets:
Two triple hundreds for India. One against Pakistan and one against South Africa. The Demolition Man. Nawab of Najafgarh. Sultan of Multan!
— Anirudh Chaudhry (@AnirudhChaudhry) October 20, 2015
Virender Sehwag had Tendulkar’s class..Ganguly’s aggression..Fearless player.Grt entertainer.Good luck for future endeavours #ThankYouSehwag
— Paresh Rawal (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) October 19, 2015
Virender Sehwag was undoubtedly the most talented batsman of his time. If he had the technical brilliance of Sachin, he’d have been Bradman
— The Bad Doctor (@doctoratlarge) October 20, 2015
Take a bow, Virender Sehwag. You brought joy to cricket lovers around the world. Wish you the best for the future. pic.twitter.com/wBZsKt3P7H
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 20, 2015
Modern era s Viv Richards @virendersehwag a top player.enjoyed playing and watching u bat and making fun of bowlers pic.twitter.com/VZtXP7lgHu
— Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) October 19, 2015
Sachin Tendulkar – Playing it my way. Virender Sehwag – I did it my way. Even here the disciple followed the God! #ThankYouSehwag
— Nikhil Popat (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 20, 2015
Saurav Ganguly on how Sehwag’s mind perceived batting as just a way of scoring boundaries https://t.co/EWKjnq7aZD pic.twitter.com/SKNBOVFRxZ
— cricBC (@cricBC) October 20, 2015
Go to hell Sehwag for making our lives a hell: Spinners #ThankYouSehwag
— crickBC (@crickBC) October 19, 2015
Happy birthday @virendersehwag. A star #batter #performer @BCCI and a match winner. Best wishes! #HappyBirthdaySehwag
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) October 20, 2015
Six at 99 Six at 199 Six at 299 This is Virendar Sehwag for you. #ThankYouSehwag
— capt. (@thephukdi) October 19, 2015
Among other things, #ThankYouSehwag for the first ball boundaries in the 2011 Cricket World Cup
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) October 19, 2015
No Indian cricket fan cud think of moving away from TV when this was cmng up.Virender Sehwag retires #ThankYouSehwag pic.twitter.com/E3RyWV2RG2
— Rofl de Goa (@abcdvilliers) October 19, 2015