{"id":10420,"date":"2015-10-23T17:44:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T00:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=10420"},"modified":"2015-10-23T17:45:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T00:45:19","slug":"sultan-of-multan-sehwag-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/sultan-of-multan-sehwag-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"SULTAN OF MULTAN, SEHWAG RETIRES"},"content":{"rendered":"
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File photo of Virender Sehwag during the Ranji Trophy Match in New Delhi. Virender Sehwag announced retirement from international cricket, Oct. 20. (Press Trust of India)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Cricket is my love, my passion. After my retirement I will stay with cricket, maybe I will do commentary or will be in coaching staff in some academy. I played the game for 15-16 years and I can’t do without the game,\u201d says Sehwag, who recently announced retirement from international cricket.<\/p>\n

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Virender Sehwag retired from international cricket after representing the country for 14-long years, said, Oct. 20, that he was privileged to have played in an era of greats like Sachin Tendulkar.<\/p>\n

37-year-old Sehwag, who donned India colors from 1999 to 2013, said that he learnt a lot from the likes of Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble.<\/p>\n

“I am lucky that I played for the country with great players like Sachin, Dravid, Ganguly, Anil Kumble, V.V.S. Laxman, Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan, M.S. Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj. I learnt a lot from them, the way they played and the way they prepared for games,” Sehwag said.<\/p>\n

The only triple centurion Indian in Test cricket, Sehwag said he did not see his game only in terms of statistics, though he did possess at least a feat even a Tendulkar or a Sunil Gavaskar does not boast of.<\/p>\n

“I don’t see my career like ‘I am the only triple centurion in Test cricket.’ My role models were Sachin, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev. I grew up watching them play and I also learnt a lot from them,” said Sehwag, who scored 8,586 runs from 104 Tests (average 49.34) and 8,273 runs from 251 ODIs.<\/p>\n

He said he was happy to retire from international cricket.<\/p>\n

“I played my game. My funda <\/i>was to score on every ball and bowl a bit if I can. I want to hit every ball, I see the ball and hit it. I always had a positive mindset. That is how I played the game. Because of the positive mindset, I was able to score a lot of runs,” said Sehwag, who last played in India in a Test against Australia in Hyderabad in March 2013.<\/p>\n

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File photo of Virender Sehwag during the Ranji Trophy Match in New Delhi. Virender Sehwag announced retirement from international cricket, Oct. 20. (Press Trust of India)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I have scored a lot of runs and I am pretty happy with my career. I can’t say that I have achieved less or achieved more. I am happy to retire from international cricket. I will miss cricket, the bat and the ball but I think it is the time to retire. Thanks to all my fans, the BCCI, my coaches, friends, colleagues and teammates who supported me always,” he added.<\/p>\n

Sehwag described his debut Test in South Africa in 2001 as the most memorable moment of his career since he was considered a one-day player and not suitable to play the longer format.<\/p>\n

“Scoring my first 300, winning the World Cup in 2011, scoring 201 against Sri Lanka were my most cherished moments.<\/p>\n

But the most memorable moment in my career was when I made my Test debut. Before that I was considered an ODI player, my style suited only for the one-day game.<\/p>\n

“I went on to play Test cricket. When I scored my first Test 100 (in his debut Test), people started thinking that I can play Test cricket. So, my Test debut was my most memorable moment,” he said.<\/p>\n

He thanked former captain Ganguly for his faith in him to name him in the team for the first Test in Bloemfontein in the first Test against South Africa in 2001.<\/p>\n

“Ganguly sacrificed his opening spot for me, he loved me and had confidence in me. So, thank you Sourav, I am grateful to you. You saw me as a Test player. Had I not played in Tests, I would not have scored these so many runs,” he said.<\/p>\n

Asked who among the bowlers he had faced was the most difficult one, Sehwag picked Sri Lankan spin wizard Muthiah Muralitharan.<\/p>\n

“I have played some of the best bowlers in the world like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar, Muttiah Muralitharan, Glenn McGrath etc and I have scored against them and got respect from the team, the media and the world.<\/p>\n

“I was was scared of facing only one bowler, that was Muralitharan,” he said.<\/p>\n

He said he will remain connected with cricket even after his retirement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Cricket is my love, my passion. After my retirement I will stay with cricket, maybe I will do commentary or will be in coaching staff in some academy. I played the game for 15-16 years and I can’t do without the game,\u201d says Sehwag, who recently announced retirement from international cricket. Virender Sehwag retired from…<\/p>\n

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