Awesome Sehwag Interview

[pcfan123]

Have always been a fan of this guy, and this just sealed the deal, :



'I've never been in the zone' | Specials | Cricinfo Magazine | Cricinfo.com

Let me give an example: I was batting on 291 at Chepauk, against South Africa. I told Paul Harris, "Come round the wicket and 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.

another good tidbit from the interview

I don't think any bowler has given me good feedback. Shoaib Akhtar was telling me in Multan that I was only hitting him to third man, so the next ball I hit a straight-drive. "Now you have to accept it was a better shot," I told him. He accepted it.

 

[rahuldravidfan]

I loved the advice

 

[shravi]

Did Greg Chappell give you any sort of valuable tips?
No.

:laugh. pwn3d.

 

[rahuldravidfan]

The Indians had warned the Aussies against appointing Greg Chappell for their Indian tour in Nov 2008. Aussies ofcourse tried to be over-smart and were drubbed 2-0. I have neither heard from Greg Chappell since then, nor have I heard from the people who backed him as being a "genius" :rtfl

 

[Leggie]

:laugh. pwn3d.

Lmao, that was brilliant. :laugh

 

[Aditya]

:laugh. pwn3d.

Great one mate.

Let me give an example: I was batting on 291 at Chepauk, against South Africa. I told Paul Harris, "Come round the wicket and 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.

What really?I dont believe this he said paul harris that "come round the wicket and he accepted it i think sehwag could have hitted him for a six if he would have remained around the wicket.

 

[Chetan0304]

Some best parts of this interv.

Is there one shot of Tendulkar you would like to have?
His cover-drive, but I don't think I can do that probably because of the lack of feet movement.

Sourav Ganguly once said this about you: "The best way to know how Virender Sehwag's mind works is to sit next to him in the players' balcony when India are batting. Every few minutes he will clutch his head and yell, "Chauka gaya" or "Chhakka gaya". That's his way of expressing disappointment at somebody's failure to take advantage of a ball that he thought deserved to be hit for four or six. That's how he thinks, in fours and sixes."
He was a good reader of the mind, and that's why he was such a great captain. He knew what the player was thinking and he would back him and give him the confidence by saying, "You can play the way you want to play, nobody will touch you, nobody will drop you."

It is absolutely true. Even now, if you ask anyone in the dressing room, I still say the same things. But that is for me, not for the player in the middle because if I was there I could easily hit the ball for a four or six, but I'm not blaming anyone else


Viru! Sultan!

 

[sohum]

Sehwag has such an uncluttered mind that calling him The Monk is doubly relevant.

 

[SciD]

Don't love him in shorter version. Test matches I absolutely love his batting.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Sehwag has such an uncluttered mind that calling him The Monk is doubly relevant.

Ah, The Monk. Need to bring that back...