Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Thus Spake Sehwag


His tongue is as sharp as his square cuts. Presenting some of Sehwag's memorable quotes.


Virender Sehwag drives as puffs of dust rise off the pitch at the at the M.A. Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on December 14, 2008. Faced by England’s massive target of 387 on a crumbling pitch, Sehwag

I think if I get to face Narine, I will smash him all around the park. His tricks won’t work against me.
— Sehwag does not rate Narine's wizardry.


Virender Sehwag in practice in Dambulla on August 15, 2010. (LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images)


If we have good weather for five days then we can get a result either way, which is good. Because we are not here to play drawn matches.
— On playing in Pakistan. Clearly the defensive approach of the previous generations is not for Sehwag. [2006]


Virender Sehwag plays a shot through the off-side against New Zealand at the Rangiri Dambulla International stadium in Dambulla on August 25, 2010. (LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Everyone wants to shampoo and style his hair. I am one of them. 

— On why he had a hair transplant. [2010]


Virender Sehwag and Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan run into each other during Day 1 of the first Test at  the Multan Stadium on March 28, 2004. Sehwag completed India’s first Test triple-century, setting u

Baap baap hota hai, beta beta hota hai.

— What he told Shoaib Akhtar, who was sledging him before Sachin Tendulkar punished him. [2010]


India's Virender Sehwag attends a practice session at the Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, central England on August 9 2011, ahead of the third Test match against England. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW

Did you see my catch? 

— On insinuations that he's a slower fielder. He had taken a stunner in that game against Sri Lanka. [2012]


Virender Sehwag plays an uppercut against New Zealand at the Rangiri Dambulla International stadium in Dambulla on August 25, 2010. (LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Whatever you tell No. 10 or No. 11, they always do what they want to do. 

— On Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron's madcap partnership in a nail-biting win over West Indies. [2011]


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It's difficult to tell you. I will not comment on that. 

— On what Duncan Fletcher has brought to the Indian team, a comment which perhaps reveals more than it hides. [2012]


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He never gives interviews before, during or after the series. He only comes to the media when he scores runs. Whenever he scores a 100 or more he comes in and handles the media.

— On why Tendulkar refused to face the media during India's horror run in England and Australia. [2011]


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This is the first time in the last ten years that I've played a maiden over.

— Mumbai's Lasith Malinga made an impression on the Delhi dasher. [2011]


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Everyone did well... other than Sreesanth.

— His unvarnished view of India's win over Bangladesh in the World Cup opener. [2011]


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I am not bothered whether they are undercover or overcover. I am clean.

— ICC's move to send undercover agents to tempt cricketers into indiscretions does not impress Sehwag. [2010]


Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag reacts

If fielders are there I can hit towards mid-off, midwicket or mid-on. Because I don't want to play boring Test cricket. 

— Sri Lanka placed a third-man, deep point and sweeper for Sehwag in the third Test in Colombo. He still made 109 in 105 balls, setting up a series-saving win. [2010]


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Bangladesh are an ordinary side. 

— Sehwag's comment ahead of the Test series in Bangladesh caused a furore - but time proved him right. — [2010]


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In the dressing room they told me I was hitting the good balls too, but if you look at it my way I hit only the bad ones.

— Having made 284 runs in one day of Test cricket, Sehwag seemed to have blurred the difference between good and bad balls. [2009]


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I try to hum songs, bhajans, Sai Baba bhajans, Kishore Kumar songs, especially those pictured on Amitabh Bachchan, till the bowler is about to deliver. I try to sing songs as perfectly as possible in order to keep my mind completely uncluttered. 

— On how he focuses while batting.


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I don't listen to people, don't watch TV and don't read newspapers. It's better to use the time to work on your game. 

— Idle talk is not for Sehwag.


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I don't believe in technique, I believe in performance. If you are tough, whether you have technique or not, you'll survive. 

— On his unorthodox manner of scoring runs.


Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag gives a

I don't believe in astrology but my family members do. Too many people used to call up and pester me and my family to use different numbers. I was so fed up that I decided not to take any of their advices. 

— On why his jersey sported no number. [2008]


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Boycott can say what he wants. He once batted the whole day and hit just one four. 

— On Geoff Boycott's comment that Sehwag was talented but did not have brains. Sehwag was dismissed after playing a rash shot in a Test match in Colombo. [2008]


Indian cricket player Virender Sehwag appeals for the wicket of Australia's Mike Hussey on day 2 of the second test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012

The world record really doesn't matter, I didn't know we were close to the record until I came back to the dressing-room.

— On adding 410 for the opening wicket with Rahul Dravid, three short of the record.


India's captain Virender Sehwag acknowledges the applause from the crowd as he leaves the ground after losing his wicket during their fourth one day international cricket match against West Indies

I have no fear while batting. If there is a loose ball to hit, I go out there and hit it. That's the way I play my game.

— On his playing style.


India's captain Virender Sehwag bats during their fourth one day international cricket match against West Indies' in Indore, India, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. Opener Sehwag who made 219 runs brok

t would become risky if I try to become defensive, since my technique is not that good. I think in a different way. When I grew up, I tried to score off every ball, be it a 10-over-match, a 20-over or even a Test match. If I stay in the wicket for say about 30 minutes, I want to make the most of it and score maximum runs possible. You never know when you get out, try to score as much possible before that.

— On why he doesn't bat defensively. [2010]


Indian batsman Virender Sehwag bats during third cricket test match against West Indies, in Mumbai, India, Saturday ,Nov. 26, 2011.(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

People say I take too many risks. But the fact is, there is risk involved in every shot. You can get out trying to defend a ball as well. At times, people tell me to leave ball outside the off-stump. But some of them can jag back and get you out if you don't play shots. I think if you think so much, you simply cannot bat.

— On taking risks. [2010]


India's Virender Sehwag pads up during a training session ahead of their third test cricket match against West Indies in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. India won the first two tests. (AP Ph

I was playing my shots throughout the innings, but I started thinking about 200 in the batting Powerplay, and when Sammy dropped the catch I thought, ‘God is with me.’ 

— On his record 219 against West Indies [2011]

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