Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag is the most aggressive opener that the cricket world has witnessed. He changed the way of opening batting style in the Test cricket. Newcomers like Prithvi Shaw follow Sehwag’s style of hitting boundaries from the very first ball of the game. Although he played aggressively and freely, he was a reliable batsman who can survive long in the field and take the innings forward. His two Test triple centuries are evidence that once he sets himself in the field, it is tough to get rid of him.
Well, the cricketer has revealed from where he has got the inspiration to play long and powerful innings.
Taking to Twitter, Sehwag shared a picture from the Hindu epic Ramayan. The picture depicted Angad, a supporter of Lord Ram, challenging the enemy Ravan to move his leg. However, everyone present at Ravan’s fort failed even to give Angad’s leg a budge.
Virender Sehwag played some incredible innings for India:
So, captioning the picture, Sehwag said that Angad is his inspiration to play long and powerful knocks.
” So here is where I took my batting inspiration from. Pair hilana mushkil hi nahi , namumkin hai . #Angad ji Rocks,” Virender Sehwag wrote.
So here is where i took my batting inspiration from 🙂
Pair hilana mushkil hi nahi , namumkin hai . #Angad ji Rocks pic.twitter.com/iUBrDyRQUF
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 12, 2020
Sehwag has set up many partnerships with the opening partner Sachin Tendulkar. When the duo set themselves up in the field, it was difficult for bowlers to get them out.
The 41-year-old is the only Indian cricketer to register the triple century in Test cricket. Well, he has done it two times. In 2004, he scored his first triple century against Pakistan in Multan where he scored 309 runs. He again repeated the stint against South Africa in Chennai in 2008, where he scored 319 runs, the fastest triple century in Test cricket.
He has played 104 Test matches and scored 8586 runs, including 23 centuries. In ODIs, he has collected 8273 runs in 251 games.