"Sachin Tendulkar Said I Am Very Superstitious, My Pandit..."- Virender Sehwag Recalls How Sachin Tendulkar Saved Him From Wasim Akram Inciddent

Indian Cricket Team had one of the most destructive opening pairs in the form of Sachin Tendulkar & Virender Sehwag. The duo was quite threatening as from one end Sehwag used to dismantle the bowlers and from another end, Sachin Tendulkar used to play long & significant innings for the team.

India may have lost the 2003 World Cup, but the team showed great fighting spirit where the team displayed never to say die attitude. Former skipper Sourav Ganguly was spot on with his captaincy where from nowhere the Men in Blue reached the finals of the elusive World Cup.

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Virender Sehwag on Sachin Tendulkar

Virender Sehwag was having an interaction with reporters ahead of the ILT20 League and revealed an interesting incident of Sachin Tendulkar. “I was not good against the left-arm fast bowlers. I got out on first ball to Chaminda Vaas many times and many times to Nathan Bracken also. When we were playing against Wasim bhai in 2003 World Cup, and last over of innings when we were fielding and I asked Sachin Tendulkar to take strike because see if Wasim bowls first ball, I would get out.” said Virender Sehwag.

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He (Tendulkar) said ‘No, No, I am very superstitious, my pandit ji has told me to bat at No.2’. And I said ‘You’re No.1 batsman in the world and you’re talking about Pandit ji… But he said, “No… I will bat at No. 2; you have to take the strike’ “. said Virender Sehwag.

Virender Sehwag on Pakistan Match

Virender Sehwag made some interesting comments on the match against Pakistan. “So then, we were playing at the Centurion and we had to step up many stairs, so we went in for lunch and then came back requesting Tendulkar and he had put on big earphones and he removed the earphones and slapped me on my back and said go and pad yourself and I will not take strike. So, you know I was trying to please Tendulkar to save me from Wasim Akram.” said Virender Sehwag.

Sachin Tendulkar took the first strike against Pakistan and played a match-winning knock of 98 runs in 75 balls where he struck 12 fours and 1 six. and chased down 274 runs. Virender Sehwag, the dashing right-handed batter managed to score 21 runs in 14 balls.

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