Virender Sehwag Opens Up On Tough Phase Of His International Career

Former India opening batsman Virender Sehwag opened up on a tough phase of his international career when he was asked about how former India captain Virat Kohli, who has been struggling for runs lately, should deal with the criticism he is facing.

Opening batsman Sehwag had lost his place in the Indian team in 2008 after he failed to perform well in the first four games of the tri-series involving, India, Australia and Sri Lanka.

Then skipper Dhoni decided to give the top and middle order to Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa and Rohit Sharma and he along with Yuvraj Singh took the responsibility for finishing the games.

Meanwhile, Virender Sehwag came back to India, following Sachin Tendulkar’s advice, and thought about his future. Sehwag revealed that he had a chat with former chairman of selectors Krishnamachari Srikkanth regarding his place in the team. He added that Srikkanth had a conversation with Dhoni and then he was given a permanent place on the team.

“…Time changed. Chairman of selection committee Kk Srikanth asked me ‘what do you want to do?’. I said ‘there was no place for me in the side despite being in good touch so what else will I do’. 

“Pick me only if you think I will play all the matches, otherwise don’t. Then Srikkanth had a word with Dhoni before the Asia Cup. Dhoni said ‘Viru Paa you will play’.

“After that I played a lot of cricket but I didn’t share this with anyone because I knew what I had to do,” Sehwag said on the Cricbuzz show ‘Match Party.

Also, Virender Sehwag had smashed two half-centuries and a century in the Asia Cup, where India lost in the final against Sri Lanka.

Few players take criticism positively – Virender Sehwag

Sehwag further said that there are players who take the criticism positively but some players take criticism to heart and everyone has a different style of handling things.

“Few players take criticism positively. There are some who take criticism to heart. Some put hands around their ears, some salute… So they express.

“Everyone has their way of handling things. Virat Kohli looks so aggressive or reactive, that is his style. Like Faf du Plessis said that he also tries to react that way as that gives energy to someone like Kohli to perform better,” he added.

Also Read: Virender Sehwag Reveals He Wanted To Take ODI Retirement In 2008 When MS Dhoni Dropped Him But Sachin Tendulkar Changed His Mind

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